# Fractures at Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021032027` · 3/8/2021 · GLENDIVE, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
- **Location:** Marsh St, GLENDIVE, MONTANA, 59330
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a transfer unit off a telephone pole when the pole's base snapped, causing the employee to slide down the pole and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur that required surgery.

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