SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS·
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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.
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