Incident date: 2024-07-15
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trying to control the descent of a utility pole as it was laid down on the ground. The pole swung upward with the employee and then they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Utility poles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate