Incident date: 2019-08-22
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was helping others to pull a pole from a stack and load it onto a digger derrick when the pole fell and struck the employee, fracturing his pelvis and puncturing his bladder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate