Incident date: 2022-08-25
NAICS industry code: 221112

An employee was descending a wooden power pole. He slipped and fell about 4 feet; his right gaff caught the pole and stopped him suddenly, causing his right knee to be dislocated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate