Incident date: 2020-09-22
NAICS industry code: 221122

A work crew was unloading a used 35-foot power pole to a residential site. The pole rolled off the digger derrick truck, fell approximately 30 feet, and landed on the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion, a fractured shoulder and ribs, and internal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Towers, poles, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate