Incident date: 2022-06-24
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee fell 4 to 6 feet while climbing a utility pole during a training activity. The force of the employee's fall restraint equipment applied pressure to the employee's abdomen where the climbing body belt was positioned, injuring an artery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate