Bites and stings, unspecified · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ameren, 420 North 2400 East Road, PANA, ILLINOIS 62557
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered left arm swelling after a suspected insect bite and was later hospitalized for treatment.
An employee was walking along a narrow rural roadway toward the back of a digger derrick truck as another digger derrick truck was moving forward from the opposite direction, passing the parked vehicle. The employee's foot was run over by the tire of the vehicle. The employee sustained fractures to the top of the right foot and a dislocated big toe.
An employee was walking through the chicken barn checking the chickens. They were bitten by a spider on the left shoulder and experienced a reaction to the spider bite.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.
An employee (a lineman) was working to restore power by installing a hand line when he contacted a high-voltage device (7,200 volts), resulting in electrical burns to his upper body and hands.
A chain sling failed while a utility pole was being removed. A chain link struck an employee who was operating a front-end loader, puncturing the employee's chest.
An employee was working with an underground crew to troubleshoot a BUD failure. The employee was removing a fuse from the fuse holder when the fuse blew on the riser and an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his face, nose, lips, and neck.
An employee was connecting two wires when his rubber insulated gloves failed and he suffered an electric shock to his right hand, resulting in an electrical burn.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.