# Fractures at Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022098189` · 9/15/2022 · TOMBALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 26820 Kuykendahl Road, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to rig a utility pole on the ground for lifting and placement. The pole was being positioned using a cant hook when it rolled into a ditch and fractured the employee's right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

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