# Fractures at Westar Energy
> OSHA SIR `2017087938` · 8/17/2017 · AURORA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Westar Energy
- **Location:** A quarter mile west of Q road on Seven Street, AURORA, KANSAS, 67417
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

As part of a storm restoration project, an employee was on the ground disconnecting wires from electric poles. One or more poles started to roll and struck the employee, breaking the left ankle.

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