# Fractures at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric*
> OSHA SIR `20171010169` · 10/23/2017 · SEALY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **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:** 8659 Moravian Drive, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a pole to work on an order when the pole fell over. The employee also fell to the ground, and the pole landed on his legs. He fractured his back.

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