# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `20181111674` · 11/12/2018 · LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 320 S. Butterfield Road, LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60048
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was watching traffic when a rotted pole's base snapped, causing the pole to strike the employee on his back and shoulder. He suffered back and neck injuries.

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