# Fractures at Harris McBurney
> OSHA SIR `20181010843` · 10/20/2018 · ASHLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Harris McBurney
- **Location:** 1446 Troy Road, ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 20, 2018, employees were in the process of removing and replacing a telephone pole. As they prepped the area, the pole fell and struck an employee. She suffered vertebrae fractures and was hospitalized.

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