GENTRY, ARKANSAS—
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, 920 Highway 62 Spur, GENTRY, ARKANSAS 72734 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting and removing a fallen tree and was pinning down the power line and communication cables. As the tree was being cut and removed, the communication cable sprang up and struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial injuries.
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CENTERTON, ARKANSAS—
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation
An employee was in an aerial lift/bucket truck trimming trees with a pole saw under a 7,620-volt powerline. Wind caught a tree trimming and blew it into the powerline. The tree limb then also struck the employee's left shoulder, creating an electrical connection. The employee suffered an electric shock and burns on the left side, resulting in paresthesia and weakness. They also sustained entry and exit wounds/blistering to the left shoulder and foot.
BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS—
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation
An employee was working as a spotter near a skid steer. At about 3:00 p.m., he approached the skid steer to speak with the operator, then turned to walk away. The skid steer then drove forward about 12 inches and caught the employee's left boot. The employee suffered fractures to the left tibia and fibula.
BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS—
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation
Two employees were felling a de-limbed, live tree. They attached a rope to the tree to help control the direction of fall and ensure nothing fell toward the road. As the tree was falling, it went off course and the two employees went separate ways. One of the employees went into the path of the falling tree, which hit the left side of his back and hip area. He broke his left femur, lumbar spine, left hip, and left leg.
BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS—
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation
An employee had some cramping in his right shoulder and passed out for approximately 2 to 3 minutes possibly due to heat stress.
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