Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was canting a pole (moving a power pole from the ground to a standing position) when the rope and cant hook slipped because they were wet. The employee fell backwards and put his hands behind him to catch himself. He landed on his right hand and broke it near the wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate