Incident date: 2019-10-31
NAICS industry code: 517110

An employee was rehanging a line on a pole approximately 18 feet high. During high winds, a nearby tree broke and fell onto the feeder cable causing the top of the pole to snap below the transformer. The employee did not fall from the pole, but was struck by the pole or the transformer. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate