# Fractures at Nodak Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2017023811` · 2/23/2017 · WHITMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Nodak Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** Proximity of State Highway 35 and County Road 1, WHITMAN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58259
- **NAICS:** 22112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting lines and removing an electrical pole from the ground when the pole swung and struck the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a fractured right ankle and was hospitalized.

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