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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016076304 · 7/13/2016 · CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
Location
9301 Radio Road, SOUTH HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77587
NAICS
221119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working a trouble call for a low wire. He was working off a 25 foot pole when it broke and fell over. The employee fell to the ground while tied off to the pole and suffered a fracture in the upper left arm above the elbow and a hip fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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