Incident date: 2017-03-21
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was observing bridge construction when an excavator struck a telephone pole knocking it over. The telephone line struck the employee on the head. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and an elevated heart rate.

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