Incident date: 2018-04-17
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was working from an electric distribution wood pole to remove an electric conductor when the pole broke and fell to the ground. He was utilizing fall protection and the pole was rotten from the inside out. He fell approximately 40 feet suffering broken ribs, a broken left wrist, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate