Incident date: 2016-12-20
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was unloading light poles when a pole slipped from his hands. He tried to stop the pole from falling with his leg and suffered a right upper thigh injury that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate