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Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — COUCH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc in COUCH, MISSOURI
Employer Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc Report ID 2024043189
Address 2083 Oregon County 232 City, State ZIP COUCH, MISSOURI 65690
Event Date April 11, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Limbs, branches unattached
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.58000, -91.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck trimming the upper limbs on a dead tree. They returned to the ground when a large limb at the top of the tree came loose and struck them in the head and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized with a facial laceration and head and spine injuries.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2024, a worker at Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc in COUCH, MISSOURI suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with limbs, branches unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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