Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JF Electric, 199 E. Pawnee St , WICHITA, KANSAS 67230
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing an old pole to replace it with a new one. The chain that was holding the old pole was out of center. The employee grabbed the pole and he was lifted. Then he fell from the pole and landed on the outrigger of the truck. The employee was hospitalized for chipped vertebrae in his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedUtility and telephone poles
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