Incident date: 2025-05-01
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was installing material on a utility pole before setting the pole into the ground. A vehicle entered the work area and struck the pole. The utility pole struck the employee in the leg and they were hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in road work zone
code_source: title: Roadway vehicle  motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate