Incident date: 2025-05-14
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee climbed a pole approximately 22 feet above ground to install a fiber telecommunications cable. The pole broke approximately 1 foot below ground level while the employee was attached to it, resulting in him falling to the ground and landing on the pole. The employee suffered a fractured tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Utility poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate