# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2018043689` · 4/17/2018 · HUMBLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.
- **Location:** Laksod Hollw Crossing, HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77338
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from an electric distribution wood pole to remove an electric conductor when the pole broke and fell to the ground. He was utilizing fall protection and the pole was rotten from the inside out. He fell approximately 40 feet suffering broken ribs, a broken left wrist, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.

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