Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Spectrum Communications
Start: 10/31/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011371 · 10/31/2019 · Spectrum Communications

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Source: Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Spectrum Communications
Location: 9875 Polar Point Loop, ATHENS, ALABAMA, 35611
NAICS: 517110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rehanging a line on a pole approximately 18 feet high. During high winds, a nearby tree broke and fell onto the feeder cable causing the top of the pole to snap below the transformer. The employee did not fall from the pole, but was struck by the pole or the transformer. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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