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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021010128 · 1/6/2021 · Eversource Energy

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Eversource Energy
Location
190 Summit Street, SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06489
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was replacing a utility pole when the rope holding communications cable to the pole was cut, causing the pole to fall and strike an employee in the ankle. The employee suffered a fracture to their right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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