Incident date: 2017-07-21
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was connecting a fiber optic cable on a utility pole when his spike kicked out and he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, breaking his leg and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate