Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Black Diamond Power Company, Route 16, CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA 25043
on , Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the trunk and other upper extremities.
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Final narrative
Employees were responding to power outages caused by a storm. The injured employee was surveying the damage near an area where power lines were suspected to be down. An adjacent tree fell and struck the injured employee. He sustained internal and crushing injuries, including liver bruising and internal bleeding. He also sustained a broken arm and required surgery.
HospitalizedTrunk and other upper extremitiesTrees