Incident date: 2016-07-14
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee climbed a pole to raise conductors off of the ground. The pole broke at the ground level while the employee was on it. The employee hit the ground and suffered a fractured right hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate