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OSHA Injury Report: Lewis County Highway Dept

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lewis County Highway Dept in 327 Buffalo Rd, Hohenwald, TN 38462 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was equipment Operator in overpass construction.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lewis County Highway Dept
Parent company
Lewis Co Highway Dept
Street
327 Buffalo Rd
City
Hohenwald
State
TN
ZIP
38462
On-site location
Woodland Rd

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Working on tile in ditch

What happened

Employee stood up from ditch and hit the bucket of the excavator on his way up. Cut to forehead from hitting the edge of the bucket.

Injury or illness

Cut to forehead

Object or substance involved

Excavator bucket

Summary line

Cut to forehead when he hit the bucket of the excavator when getting out of a ditch

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
237310 — Overpass construction
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
21
Total hours worked
40754
EIN
626000713
Establishment ID
1425677
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
08JAN26:19:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.