# Fractures at Entergy Louisiana
> OSHA SIR `20171211707` · 12/9/2017 · HAMMOND, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Entergy Louisiana
- **Location:** 1203 M. C. Moore Road, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70401
- **NAICS:** 221111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck restoring power to a residence when the employee contacted the electrical powerline and fell approximately 30 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered five broken ribs.

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