MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS·
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, 1732 Finney Road, MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS 62966 on , Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving retired crossarms and wire from the back of a bucket truck into a dumpster while standing on the utility box. The employee pulled a partial crossarm with braces that did not immediately come free; it was approximately 5 feet and 9 inches long and 4 inches by 6 inches thick. When the crossarm came free, the momentum caused the employee to fall approximately 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured left elbow.
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