Incident date: 2023-09-27
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was performing work on a utility pole when the pole broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground along with the pole. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and a knee injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate