# Fractures at NYSEG
> OSHA SIR `2019054982` · 5/16/2019 · WALTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** NYSEG
- **Location:** 1144 Gray Rd, WALTON, NEW YORK, 13856
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a weakened power pole from a ladder. The pole snapped and the employee fell to the ground resulting in a fractured jaw.

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