Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-08-27 | Tipton | Missouri | CO-MO Connect | Lumbar region | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee and his crew were removing a broken power pole. The top portion of the pole was hung in a tree and still attached to the power lines. The crew was digging the bottom broken section out of the ground when they heard the top portion crack. The broken pole fell on the employee and injured his lower back. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Tipton | Missouri | KIOWA LINE BUILDERS | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
A lineman was working in an aerial lift when a leaking, broken hydraulic line injected fluid into his hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-09-06 | Tipton | Pennsylvania | New Pig | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A temporary employee was on an elevator under a high-speed sheeter, helping clear a jam between two belts. The elevator activated, pinning the employee between itself and the machine walking platform. The employee suffered a partial collapsed lung and an abrasion injury. | |||||
2016-09-13 | Tipton | Missouri | Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc | Upper and lower limb(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
On or about September 13, 2016, an employee's right hand became caught in a tag line that was attached to the butt of a 40-foot pole. The employee suffered a broken right arm and femur. | |||||
2016-01-13 | Tipton | Pennsylvania | New Pig | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee suffered a partial left fingertip amputation while trying to clear a jam in a grinder. |