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Ridgeline Renewables LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — WILLIAMSPORT, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ridgeline Renewables LLC in WILLIAMSPORT, OHIO
Employer Ridgeline Renewables LLC Report ID 2023032264
Address 11524 US-22 West City, State ZIP WILLIAMSPORT, OHIO 43164
Event Date March 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Pile drivers, tamping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 221114 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.57000, -83.17000

Incident Narrative

On March 13, 2023, at approximately 4:45 PM, an employee was operating a vertical pile installation machine to install a lower guide. When he returned upright, he contacted the machine's head plate and sustained a C6/C7 cervical fracture and lost consciousness temporarily.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2023, a worker at Ridgeline Renewables LLC in WILLIAMSPORT, OHIO suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pile drivers, tamping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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