Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Monte Vista	Co	Hooper Construction	Leg(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was unhooking a utility pole from a trailer. His left leg was caught and broken between the pole and the trailer.
2021-11-16	Palatka	Fl	M.G. Dyess, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On November 16, 2021, a truck driver was removing straps from a load of utility poles on a flatbed trailer. When he removed the last strap, the top pole on the load rolled off and struck the left side of his body, crushing his left wrist and the lower part of his left leg. He was hospitalized, and the leg was medically amputated below the knee. He also suffered a brain injury and two fingers were medically amputated.
2021-11-04	Delhi	La	Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.
2021-11-01	East Aurora	Ny	NYSEG	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were climbing a utility pole to replace a wire. The pole broke and the employees fell, landing on the ground and suffering leg abrasions and fractures to the face, a left femur, and vertebrae.
2021-10-21	Jonesboro	Ar	Delta Materials Handling	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing under the slip sheet attachment of a forklift, which was raised in the air as the employee installed a lift chain. The push-pole attachment fell on the employee and resulted in severe injuries to the shoulder, back, legs, and hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-21	Lake Mary	Fl	All States Lighting Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was coming down in his basket after working on a light pole when a tree branch hit his up controller causing the bucket to jolt and throw him out of the bucket and onto the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as well as a fractured foot and leg.
2021-10-19	Washington	Dc	Georgetown University	Thigh(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was trimming a tree with a pole saw. The saw fell and lacerated the employee's right thigh.
2021-10-18	Delray Beach	Fl	PI Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a light on a flagpole from the bucket of a truck-mounted articulating boom lift. The employee fell out of the bucket, landing on the asphalt ground and suffering crushing injuries and fractures to vertebrae and the sternum.
2021-10-15	Corpus Christi	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
A crew was changing out a transformer. The transformer had been disconnected from the conductor. When the hardware affixing the transformer to the pole was loosened, the pin insulator on the overhead conductor broke and the conductor contacted the transformer, which then became energized. An employee who was working on the pole suffered burns and was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Priest River	Id	Wilson Construction Co.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet while attempting to transition from a pole to an aerial lift, resulting in broken ankles.
2021-09-29	Harmony	Pa	Palmer Donavin	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A truck driver was unloading material with a forklift when the forklift struck a pole and a piece of piping used to support the canvas covering on the load struck the employee, causing a concussion.
2021-09-29	Caldwell	Id	CenturyLink	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working at mid-span between two telephone poles (that is, on a ladder set between the poles and designed to fit between them). The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, landing on his feet and shattering both heels.
2021-09-24	Dfw Airport	Tx	Envoy Airlines	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was driving a vehicle on airport tarmac. The vehicle struck a yellow cement pole and the employee suffered an abdominal injury.
2021-09-19	Flower Mound	Tx	Strata Innovative Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was raising a light pole using a digger when the digger made a jerking motion that caused the pole to swing once it was off the ground. The pole made contact with one of the phases, which energized the pole as it swung back and made contact with the employee's chest, resulting in an electrical shock to the chest and a contusion.
2021-09-14	Peoria	Il	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At about 3:30 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee was riding on the step used to access the cab of a powered industrial vehicle, observing the vehicle's operator for training purposes. The vehicle was traveling through an aisleway of a racking system used to store lengths of steel beams/poles. The employee's right arm struck the steel shelf arms of the racking system resulting in a fractured radius and ulna. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-11	Corpus Christi	Tx	LC Personnel, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was struck by the bucket and boom of an excavator while it was piledriving poles into the ground. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the left leg and had also been struck in the head by the excavator's boom.
2021-09-10	Olathe	Ks	The gerson company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. The employee's foot was fractured.
2021-09-08	Denison	Tx	Southeast Power Corporation Western	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unloading wooden utility poles. A pole was put on ground by a front-end loader. The pole then rolled downhill onto the employee's leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2021-09-07	Winter Park	Fl	Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 7, 2021, an employee had adjusted a chain link fence and was standing next to the fence. A forklift moved towards him and crushed his right hand against a fence pole. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-02	Arlington	Tx	UPS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) was transporting a pole. The pole struck the injured employee in the chest.
2021-09-01	Brookhaven	Ms	McLane Southern, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. As he turned a corner, his foot was caught and crushed between the forklift and poles.
2021-08-27	Palm Beach Gardens	Fl	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A crew was setting a utility pole when it contacted a primary power line. Two employees were holding the bottom of the pole. One of them suffered first- and second-degree burns to the right toe and heel.
2021-08-26	Fostoria	Oh	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 26, 2021, an employee was turning a stand-up forklift when it struck a pole, then a rack. The employee's foot was caught between the forklift and the rack, causing a partial amputation to the foot.
2021-08-25	Gillespie	Il	Ameren Illinois Company	Heart	Exposure to environmental heat
After finishing pole top rescue training in the heat, an employee became ill and was hospitalized, having suffered a myocardial infarction.
2021-08-20	Dallas	Tx	Betsy Ross Flag Girl, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was positioning a pole to be raised up. The pole hit an overhead power line and the employee was shocked.
2021-08-19	Hammondsport	Ny	O'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
Two employees were on a utility pole, shifting position and equipment, when the pole broke. The employees fell 15 feet. Employee 1 suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, and a broken vertebra and was hospitalized. Employee 2 was treated and released.
2021-08-12	Effingham	Il	Ameren Illinois Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had installed a new pole and returned to the operating center when they began to feel light-headed and nauseous. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2021-08-05	Bryan	Oh	Spangler Candy Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking near a conveyor. Her toe was caught on a support pole for the conveyor and she fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken hip.
2021-08-04	Geismar	La	Mammoet USA South	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
Two employees were transporting a cold box with a self-propelled modular transporter. As the load passed a power pole with a distribution transformer, the transformer arced onto a chain securing the load. The current traveled through the equipment and shocked both employees.
2021-07-22	Oklahoma City	Ok	Wright Tree Service, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was descending a pole after performing trimming activities when he kicked his 20-inch pole saw and the saw began to fall. The employee attempted to catch the pole while it was falling and the blade lacerated the webbing of his right hand between the index finger and thumb.
2021-07-09	Youngstown	Oh	Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder that was leaning against a flag pole. As the employee was changing the rope on the flag pole, the pole shifted and the employee fell to the concrete below, resulting in a broken ankle, a fractured wrist, a knee injury, and a lower back injury.
2021-07-09	Corinth	Ms	Alcorn County Electric Power Association	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting utility poles. A pole slipped and struck the employee's hard hat causing head and chest trauma.
2021-07-06	Coshocton	Oh	New River Electrical Corporation	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was standing next to a truck and trailer while poles were being loaded onto the trailer. The equipment struck an overhead powerline and electricity traveled through the equipment and through the employee, resulting in burns to his right thigh and both feet.
2021-07-02	Gainesville	Fl	Florida Food Service, Inc	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift in the warehouse. While driving out of the cooler, the employee's foot got caught between the forklift and a pole, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-07-02	La Place	La	Atmos Energy	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was riding a Segway reading meters. As the employee was riding between two poles a wire that was hanging between the poles knocked him off the Segway. The employee struck his head and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with a neck laceration.
2021-06-29	Rochester	Ny	Squan	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On 6/29/2021, an employee was climbing a wooden telephone pole using a safety belt and hooks when his foot slipped on the pole and he fell onto a branch, resulting in a cut to his neck.
2021-06-29	Natchez	Ms	ATMOS ENERGY Group LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
An employee who had been checking meters was standing by a company pickup truck parked near an intersection along the left shoulder of a road. A utility truck and trailer loaded with utility poles traveling past the parked work truck caught the front left of the parked pickup truck and moved it approximately 25 feet, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee suffered one broken rib and a bruised lung.
2021-06-26	Pocahontas	Ar	Osmose Utility Services Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee who had previously been inspecting utility poles experienced heat-related illness and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-06-25	Madison	Wi	Hooper Corporation	Foot(feet) and knee(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was directing the operator of a digger derrick in placing a wooden utility pole in the ground when the insulated boom of the digger derrick contacted an overhead powerline and the employee's leg contacted the energized utility pole, resulting in third degree burns to his knee and foot.
2021-06-24	West Seneca	Ny	KING BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was dismantling a pole scaffold when they fell approximately 15 to 18 feet to the ground below, potentially making contact with the scaffold as they fell. The employee suffered injuries to their shoulder, leg, and ribs.
2021-06-22	Houma	La	LineTec Services, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to free a utility pole section for disposal. The pole came loose, struck the employee, and knocked him off the trailer he was working from. He fell and struck his head on the ground, suffering head trauma, lacerations, and possible fractures.
2021-06-21	Pineville	La	McFarland Cascade/ Stella Jones	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding a tram cart that was holding telephone poles when a pole rolled off the tram onto the employee's left foot and crushed it.
2021-06-15	Lithonia	Ga	Georgia Power Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed leg cramps while climbing an electric pole. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration.
2021-06-10	Cushing	Ok	Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee and his crew were at a remote worksite excavating holes to inspect and treat utility poles when the employee began to feel ill due to the heat.
2021-06-09	Dothan	Al	WAYNE FARMS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when his left index finger hit a pole. The finger was crushed.
2021-06-08	Bedias	Tx	Victor Salvador Vasquez	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was placing fiber optic cable on a utility pole line. He climbed the pole and was swapping a lasher machine from one side of the pole to the other when there was an arc flash between the energized, 14,400-volt line and his work belt. He suffered burns to the upper body and was hospitalized.
2021-06-08	Miami	Fl	ITG Communications LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was connecting a service drop to a pole from a 28-foot ladder. A strand came loose and the employee fell to the concrete, suffering fractures to a hip and ribs.
2021-06-08	Parkesburg	Pa	Mirarchi Brothers Inc.	Foot (feet)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while replacing an electrical pole resulting in cardiac arrest and burns to both feet.
2021-06-01	Montgomery	Al	Dixie Electric, Plumbing and Air	Elbow(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew drilled a hole in the ground for a power pole. While the auger was being lifted, the sling snapped and struck an employee on the right arm, resulting in a fractured elbow.
2021-05-28	Aurora	Co	Capstone Logistics LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While mounting a pallet jack, an employee grabbed the throttle instead of the safety bar. The jack moved and the employee's foot was broken between it and a pole.
2021-05-27	Forsyth	Mt	Boldt Power Inc	Pelvis	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was climbing a wood power line pole. The pole failed below ground level and fell on him, breaking his pelvis.
2021-05-27	Meridian	Ms	WOODALL ELECTRIC, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a bucket truck attempting to lift a light pole using a rope and a winch. The rope broke causing the employee to fall from the bucket onto the truck. The employee sustained a fractured C-5 vertebra and a fractured shoulder blade.
2021-05-26	Cocoa	Fl	Walmart, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On May 26, 2021, an employee was driving a standup forklift taking products from the backroom to the produce area when the forklift hit a pole and then a pallet of wine causing her foot to be caught between the forklift and the pallet of wine. The employee suffered a broken left foot and was hospitalized.
2021-05-26	Talihina	Ok	Gordon Construction Co., Inc.	Hand(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a bucket constructing a new electrical distribution line. The employee was connecting a primary phase to a pole. While holding the primary phase in his right hand, his left hand was on the controls of the bucket. A metal part of the bucket contacted a live, energized line and the employee was shocked. The employee also sustained burns to both hands.
2021-05-13	Mattoon	Il	Rural King Holding Co.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On May 13, 2021, at approximately 8:00 PM, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift and was backing away and turning from a pallet. The forklift struck a steel structural pole and the employee sustained compound fractures to the left tibia and fibula.
2021-05-05	Saint Augustine	Fl	Comcast Of Greater Florida/Georgia, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was ascending a ladder that was placed on a utility pole at a house. The ladder shifted and the employee fell and fractured his left foot/ankle.
2021-05-03	Savannah	Ga	Noble House Home Furnishings LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's foot was pinned between the lift and a pole and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-29	Deerfield Beach	Fl	Florida Power and Light	Hand(s) and elbow(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an out-of-service electrical pole. While he was up the pole on a ladder, and then on hooks, his hand touched with a primary voltage jumper that had burnt off at the transformer. He suffered an entry wound through the little finger and out the back of his arm behind the elbow.
2021-04-27	Staten Island	Ny	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.
2021-04-26	Dfw Airport	Tx	American Airlines	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a tractor to position a bag cart closer to the bag chute of an airplane when he collided with a metal pole on the driver's side of the tractor, resulting in a fractured lower left fibula.
2021-04-24	Westfield	Ma	HOLLINGSWORTH LOGISTICS GROUP-MTESC, LLC	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck a pole. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
2021-04-20	San Antonio	Tx	R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company LLC.	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was driving a company vehicle within the facility when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a light pole. The employee sustained injury to a wrist, and a dislocated hip.
2021-03-27	Mount Sterling	Il	DOT FOODS, INC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an enclosed pallet jack and stopped to scan a pallet. As the employee reached out to scan the pallet, the cord of the scanner hit the throttle of the pallet jack. The pallet jack lunged forward and pinched the employee's right leg against a doorway protection pole resulting in a lower leg fracture.
2021-03-25	Herrin	Il	Mediacom Communications Corporation	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder working a customer's service line on a utility pole by the road. The utility pole broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae, as well as whiplash.
2021-03-25	Riviera Beach	Fl	Serta Simmons Bedding	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the dock door at approximately 11:50 PM on 3/25/2021. As he pulled the cable to close the door, the cable wrapped around the yellow safety pole and was pulled taut against the pole. The employee's left middle finger got pinched between the cable and the pole and the fingertip was severely lacerated. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-03-23	Shadyside	Oh	Comcast	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working from an extension ladder that was supported by a wooden bump pole. The pole broke at the bottom as the employee was approximately 28 feet in the air and the employee fell to the ground sustaining a compound fracture to a leg.
2021-03-19	Hanover Township	Pa	Jacobson Warehouse Company	Eye(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck a structural pole in a building. The employee's head struck a side view mirror on the forklift, causing an eye contusion.
2021-03-15	Lakeland	Fl	Rooms To Go Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a tow tractor. The tips of the employee's right middle, ring, and little fingers were caught between the tow tractor and a roof support pole, causing partial amputations to those fingers.
2021-03-14	San Antonio	Tx	Costa Solutions, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was turning an electric pallet jack when his foot was caught between the pallet jack and a pole resulting in an ankle fracture and laceration.
2021-03-12	Hamden	Ct	Burt Process Equipment, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was moving the air pole on the side of a drill press when their gloves got caught in the drill press, resulting in an amputation of the right middle finger.
2021-03-11	Lubbock	Tx	AT&T Garage	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing wire from a utility pole to a house. He became nauseated and began climbing down, but as he was descending he got dizzy and fell, landing on the ground 14 feet below and suffering a broken heel.
2021-03-11	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Advanced Disposal	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On March 11, 2021, a temporary employee was on a route picking up garbage. While he was cycling the hopper, a metal pole sprung out and struck him in the face, resulting in facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-03-08	Glendive	Mt	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.	Thigh(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was taking a transfer unit off a telephone pole when the pole's base snapped, causing the employee to slide down the pole and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur that required surgery.
2021-03-05	Broken Arrow	Ok	Rhema Bible Church	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been on the ground trimming tree branches with a pole chainsaw. The employee was found lying on the ground unconscious and was hospitalized for a concussion.
2021-03-03	Yaphank	Ny	Asplundh Construction, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
While flagging traffic, an employee was struck by a falling utility pole. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2021-02-23	Longview	Tx	Amaya Utility Inc.	Hand(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was pulling cable while standing in front of a directional drilling machine when the machine struck an electrical pole riser. The electrical pole riser clamp had a power cord that contacted the drilling machine. The employee was shocked and sustained burns to the right hand.
2021-02-22	Homestead	Fl	AT&T Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was ascending a ladder on a wooden pole. The pole snapped from the base, causing the employee to fall 3 ft., resulting in a fractured hip and wrist.
2021-02-20	Coushatta	La	Power Lines Services, Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was prepping a 40-foot solid wood pole to be set with other team members. While the pole was being set into the ground with a track bucket, the employee started to push the pole into place. The operator boomed up to straighten the pole. The rigging slid off the pole and landed on the outrigger of the track bucket. The pole bounced and struck the employee causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a contusion to the head and a chipped tooth.
2021-02-19	Englewood	Co	Dairy Farmers of America	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On 2/19/2021, an employee was near the top of an extension ladder attempting to "blow out" a clogged milk line. There was ice on the floor where the ladder was standing. The ladder slipped on the ice, and the employee fell onto products/equipment, a concrete barrier pole, and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left tibia, nose, left side ribs, and knee cap.
2021-02-17	Baton Rouge	La	Arc American Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a power pole. He began transferring his primary safety to underneath a communication cable; his secondary safety had not clipped in and he fell to the ground about 15 feet below. He suffered a broken left wrist, a skull fracture at the base of the neck, and an injury to the left shoulder.
2021-02-08	Hudson	Co	INTERFACE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was freeing mule tape from a light pole foundation while securing the wiring when his right hand was caught between the light pole and foundation. The employee sustained a right hand laceration that required surgery.
2021-02-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in the rear of the property looking for an electric service handhole. The employee stepped onto a plastic stool bench in order to see over the fence. The employee lost his balance and suffered a puncture injury underneath the armpit from climbing spikes protruding from a communications pole.
2021-01-29	New York	Ny	Safway Atlantic, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were loading material that had been dismantled from a hoist onto a truck at the loading dock using a pallet jack. While the material was being transported by the pallet jack, the load shifted and one of the employee's left middle fingertip was caught between two hoist poles and amputated.
2021-01-27	Lula	Ga	swipejobs, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a motorized pallet jack out of the freezer when he lost control. His right foot slipped, striking a pole and fracturing toes.
2021-01-27	Edgerton	Wi	M.J. Electric, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee had been climbing a utility pole to install a dolly on the pole and fell approximately 50 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen and internal bleeding.
2021-01-26	Lempster	Nh	CAVCOMM, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing a new power line when a rotten telephone pole snapped, sending the power line onto the telecommunication line. The employee was struck by a live primary electrical line, resulting in electrical burns.
2021-01-25	Hatfield	Pa	Qvest Sanitation, LLC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While descending an 8-foot ladder an employee slipped off of a rung and fell backward, hitting his head on a 4-foot metal safety pole during the fall. The employee sustained a head injury.
2021-01-20	Shannon	Ms	Raybern Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transporting a rack of meat (weighing 900 to 1,300 pounds) on a cooler. He slipped on an incline, and the meat rack crushed his left hand against a concrete pole. His ring and little fingers were amputated.
2021-01-18	Oklahoma City	Ok	CLEMENTS FOODS COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a bottle that was stuck on the production line when his right pinky finger was caught between the conveyer belt and a pole that directs the bottles to the filling station, resulting in amputation.
2021-01-18	Buchanan	Ga	Carroll EMC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was tending to an electrical pole when slack in the rope caused the pole to fall to the ground, bounce, and strike the employee in his left leg, resulting in a fracture.
2021-01-18	Houston	Tx	R+L Carriers, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift and struck a yellow safety pole, resulting in a back injury.
2021-01-17	Seabrook	Tx	TERMINAL LINK TEXAS, LLC	Skull	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was using a lashing pole to remove a twist lock from the top of a container on a vessel. The twist lock fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized.
2021-01-13	South Hempstead	Ny	Verizon New York Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a pole onto a trailer when their hand got caught between the pole and the trailer, resulting in two crushed fingers.
2021-01-06	Southington	Ct	Eversource Energy	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
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.
2020-10-17	Hesston	Ks	ABM - Facility Services	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift and was attempting to push the button to open a garage door. The employee's ring finger was caught between the forklift and a pole resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2020-10-02	Boston	Ma	C&W SERVICES	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee had responded to a downed light pole outside of the building and possibly sustained an electric shock.
2020-10-01	Tampa	Fl	The Fishel Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a streetlight fixture to be installed on a pole. The employee was caught between the lower boom of a bucket truck and a tool box, mounted on the bed of the truck. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Allamuchy	Nj	Verizon - New Jersey	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was starting to climb a utility pole after attaching the lower removable rung assembly. When the employee stepped on one of the rungs, it gave way and locked in place. The employee fell backward to the ground 4 feet below. The employee sustained back pain between the shoulders.
2020-09-28	Orlando	Fl	Publix Super Markets. INC.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was turning a forklift into an aisle. The forklift struck a pole, which caught the employee's left ankle and broke it.
2020-09-23	Milford	Ma	NPSG Global, LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 23, 2020, an employee was reversing a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) and struck a warehouse rack pole. The employee was hospitalized with a crushed left foot.