# Fractures at Harper Electric Construction Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043147` · 4/14/2016 · ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Harper Electric Construction Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 909 West Bypass, ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA, 36420
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## 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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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*