Incident date: 2020-08-12
NAICS industry code: 237130

A power crew was picking up wood poles. A sling released and a pole fell, hit the ground, and bounced back. It struck an employee in the left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate