Incident date: 2015-10-22
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was standing on the ground while new cable was being pulled onto a power pole.  A wire grip device failed and loose cable on the ground came under tension knocking the employee to the ground causing neck and wrist fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate