Incident date: 2021-03-08
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was taking a transfer unit off a telephone pole when the pole's base snapped, causing the employee to slide down the pole and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate