# Fractures at North Houston Pole Line
> OSHA SIR `2016076370` · 7/14/2016 · BEACH CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** North Houston Pole Line
- **Location:** 15191 Lake View Drive, BEACH CITY, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a pole to raise conductors off of the ground. The pole broke at the ground level while the employee was on it. The employee hit the ground and suffered a fractured right hip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*