Incident date: 2022-08-18
NAICS industry code: 238210

A five-member crew was replacing a wood utility pole. One of them was at the hole, removing the cover over it, while a utility truck was lifting the pole. The rigging rope that was lifting the pole broke; the pole fell, struck a retaining wall, bounced, and fell to the ground, striking the injured employee. The employee's right arm was amputated above the elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: high