Incident date: 2021-08-19
NAICS industry code: 238210

Two employees were on a utility pole, shifting position and equipment, when the pole broke. The employees fell 15 feet. Employee 1 suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, and a broken vertebra and was hospitalized. Employee 2 was treated and released.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate