Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., 880 Hwy 21 East, SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS 75972
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
Employees were loading regulators onto a truck for delivery when the lifting cable on their digger truck broke causing the regulator to fall. When the regulator fell, it hit a crate and rolled striking an employee's head. The employee suffered three lacerations to the head that required 35 staples and seven stiches. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple head locationsElectric parts, n.e.c.
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