Incident date: 2025-04-02
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was part of an electrical crew attempting to "cant"/twist a 55-foot steel pole into the ground using a twisting tool (a 2-inch choker strap and a steel bar). While twisting the tool, it slipped and the injured employee fell to the ground, fracturing their left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate