ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA—
Harper Electric Construction Co., Inc.
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Harper Electric Construction Co., Inc., 909 West Bypass, ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA 36420 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was canting a pole (moving a power pole from the ground to a standing position) when the rope and cant hook slipped because they were wet. The employee fell backwards and put his hands behind him to catch himself. He landed on his right hand and broke it near the wrist.
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