Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — CLYMER, NEW YORK
| Employer | Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation | Report ID | 2024076765 |
| Address | Clymer Hill Rd and Brownell Rd | City, State ZIP | CLYMER, NEW YORK 14724 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Electric parts n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Utility poles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.03000, -79.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An overhead line crew was replacing a sub-transmission pole with distribution underbuilt. While dismantling the old pole hardware a glass insulator weighing approximately 27 pounds fell approximately 30 feet and stuck the injured employee, who was on the ground, in the upper right arm, breaking their humerus.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2024, a worker at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in CLYMER, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with electric parts n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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