Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, 9301 Radio Road, SOUTH HOUSTON, TEXAS 77587
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working a trouble call for a low wire. He was working off a 25 foot pole when it broke and fell over. The employee fell to the ground while tied off to the pole and suffered a fracture in the upper left arm above the elbow and a hip fracture.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Utility and telephone poles
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