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OSHA Injury Report: Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District

Skin disorder · Days away from work

On , a skin disorder at Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District in Smithville, TN 37166 resulted in days away from work. Employee was service Technician in gas, natural, distribution.

Establishment
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Parent company
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Street
P. O. Box 670
City
Smithville
State
TN
ZIP
37166
On-site location
215 S Chancery St McMinnville TN 37110
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)
Days away from work
1

Directing traffic until police arrived due to a fallen utility pole.

A utility pole fell and the employee got out of the truck with a safety vest and hard hat to direct traffic until police could arrive. A semi-truck drove past and snagged the crossmember of the pole causing a portion of it to strike technician in the lower back.

Lower back impact injury

utility pole struck by truck

Struck in the lower back by flying object from the road while directing traffic.

Job description
Service Technician
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
221210 — Gas, natural, distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
139
Total hours worked
232406
EIN
626015440
Establishment ID
1083340
Employer case #
R1-2023
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:23:07:00

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.