Incident date: 2025-05-14
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee climbed a pole and was removing fiberoptic line from that pole and placing it on another pole. The pole the employee was climbing twisted and fell along with the employee. Their left leg struck a large rock, resulting in a fractured femur.

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