Incident date: 2025-07-30
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was utilizing a utility task vehicle (UTV) to patrol a 138 kV transmission line in a right-of-way. The UTV drove into a washout hole that was approximately 6 feet deep and obstructed by vegetation. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder, a fractured left humerus, back pain, and a strained ankle. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
code_source: title: All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate