# Fractures at Frontier Communications
> OSHA SIR `20161110944` · 11/21/2016 · NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Frontier Communications
- **Location:** 38 Walnut Hill Road, NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06470
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 21, 2016, an employee was observing a new utility pole that was being moved when the pole suddenly jerked left and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fractured left leg and contused right leg, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*