OSHA Injury Report: Desert Hot Springs Office

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Removing over head line

What happened

In order to pick up temporary power poles I had to remove two overhead wire from pole to remove poles. I set my ladder right after I set my ladder strap to the pole then I climbed up the ladder to set my pulley system on the pole. Clipped my d right on to the ladder onto my belt and proceeded to cut the overhead line from the pole. After cutting the overhead line I tied my pulley system onto the over head line to remove thee tension safely. While climbing down the pole: the pole broke from the bottom from exposure to rotting but wasn 't visible to the eye. I fell from about 8 to 10 feet from the pole while it was going down.

Injury or illness

Unsp fracture of shaft of R tibia init for clos fx

Object or substance involved

Ladder ladder strap pulley system d ring

Summary line

I fell from pole while it was going down. Unsp fracture of shaft of R tibia init for clos fx

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.