# Fractures at O'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO.
> OSHA SIR `2021087088` · 8/19/2021 · HAMMONDSPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** O'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO.
- **Location:** Unknown location, HAMMONDSPORT, NEW YORK, 14840
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were on a utility pole, shifting position and equipment, when the pole broke. The employees fell 15 feet. Employee 1 suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, and a broken vertebra and was hospitalized. Employee 2 was treated and released.

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