Incident date: 2022-09-15
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was preparing to rig a utility pole on the ground for lifting and placement. The pole was being positioned using a cant hook when it rolled into a ditch and fractured the employee's right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate