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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010805 · 1/27/2016 · Westar Energy, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Westar Energy, Inc.
Location
3431 N. Hoover Rd., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67205
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a pole. The employee was 10 feet up from ground level when the wooden pole broke. The pole fell on the employee's leg, fracturing it between the ankle and knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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