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OSHA Injury Report: Jackson County Dept. Of Transportation - Administration/Elm Rd. Garage

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Jackson County Dept. Of Transportation - Administration/Elm Rd. Garage in 2400 Elm Road, Jackson, MI 49201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was heavy Equipment Operator in pavement, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway, construction.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Jackson County Dept. Of Transportation - Administration/Elm Rd. Garage
Parent company
County of Jackson
Street
2400 Elm Road
City
Jackson
State
MI
ZIP
49201
On-site location
Roadside Blackman Township

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Feeding a branch into a brush [REDACTED]

What happened

While the tree branch was being drawn into the chipper it caught twisted and struck employee on the right side of the head ear

Injury or illness

Contusion otitic barotrauma - right inner ear

Object or substance involved

Tree branch striking caused sudden air pressure change to inner ear

Summary line

Contusion otitic barotrauma right inner ear due to sudden pressure change from bing struck by branch

Employee and industry

Job description
Heavy Equipment Operator
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
237310 — Pavement, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway, construction
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
38
Total hours worked
64222
EIN
386004845
Establishment ID
1210029
Employer case #
W23001118

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
03MAR24:03:37:00

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Source

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