# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023054026` · 5/4/2023 · WAYNESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation
- **Location:** Along Mineral Springs Road, WAYNESVILLE, GEORGIA, 31566
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in the replacement of a power pole when they tripped and fell, striking a ground rod. The employee sustained a right hip injury that required surgery.

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