Incident date: 2018-11-12
NAICS industry code: 517919

An employee was watching traffic when a rotted pole's base snapped, causing the pole to strike the employee on his back and shoulder. He suffered back and neck injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Neck and back
severity: moderate