Incident date: 2023-04-04
NAICS industry code: 517311

An employee was in the bucket of aerial lift installing new cables on telecommunication poles after storm damage. The cable was lifted onto hardware that was attached to the pole. The cable hardware broke, causing the cables to fall onto the employee, resulting in fractures of the jaw and orbital bone, facial lacerations, and nerve damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate