Incident date: 2023-11-14
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was descending an electric power pole when it broke. As it fell to the ground, the employee jumped off it and landed on a rock, suffering a slipped disk that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate