# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Claypool Electric
> OSHA SIR `20161211804` · 12/20/2016 · LANCASTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Claypool Electric
- **Location:** 1275 Lancaster/Kirkersville Road, LANCASTER, OHIO, 43130
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading light poles when a pole slipped from his hands. He tried to stop the pole from falling with his leg and suffered a right upper thigh injury that required hospitalization.

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