Incident date: 2025-02-17
NAICS industry code: 221122

Employees were working on storm repairs to power lines. Frozen components of the crossarms of the power line supports failed; the primary conductors broke and fell against a tree and onto the ground. A ground crew member was struck in the head by either a section of a tree limb, communications cable, or one of the broken primary conductors. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate