Incident date: 2024-09-11
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was going to retire an old pole. While climbing the pole, the pole broke at ground level and the employee fell. The employee sustained a fractured left arm and three fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Utility poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate