Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alabama Power Company, Lake Mitchell Area, CLANTON, ALABAMA 35045
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee had walked about 150 feet up a steep hill after helping pull conduit across a lake. His right foot slipped about 5-6 inches into a ditch and he fell onto his back, breaking his right ankle.
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Three employees were preparing to unload a burnt pole from the back of their work truck. The injured employee was standing on the driver's side step of the truck while another employee in the rear of the truck began deploying the outriggers. The injured employee stepped down from the truck underneath the outriggers, resulting in multiple fractures and a partial amputation to her right big toe.
An employee was performing maintenance on a pump for a sulfuric acid system. Some of the acid sprayed out of a leak and burned the employee's face, neck, and head.
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