Incident date: 2017-02-23
NAICS industry code: 22112

An employee was cutting lines and removing an electrical pole from the ground when the pole swung and struck the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a fractured right ankle and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate