Incident date: 2023-08-24
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was assisting in unloading power poles when a pole struck the side of the truck and was knocked free from the clamp. The pole struck the employee's lower right leg, fracturing the tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate