Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was removing wires from a communications tower that was being decommissioned. A set of cables became dislodged and fell to the ground below striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the back of the head and a fractured skull.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate