Incident date: 2021-01-06
NAICS industry code: 221122

A crew was replacing a utility pole when the rope holding communications cable to the pole was cut, causing the pole to fall and strike an employee in the ankle. The employee suffered a fracture to their right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate