Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North Houston Pole Line, 11th St and Heights Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77093
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
Employees were placing a 50-foot wood pole into the ground to support electrical lines. The line truck could not fit between the alleyway where the pole was to be placed. The injured employee was tasked with securing a bonding wire to the pole. He straddled the pole to about 12 feet to begin securing the grounding wire. As he stapled the wire, he lost his balance and fell onto the hard pavement/dirt surface. He was hospitalized and required surgery to repair his lower back.
HospitalizedLumbar regionUtility and telephone poles
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