Incident date: 2017-02-28
NAICS industry code: 2371

An employee was guiding two wooden utility poles supported by a winch when one pole struck a pole lying flat. This caused one of the two supported poles to shift, slip from the restraints, and fall striking the employee's right foot and fracturing a toe.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate