# Cuts, lacerations at Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087114` · 8/6/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC
- **Location:** 854 Alford Ave, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35244
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 6, 2023, a utility crew was working at a job site after storm damage. The crew was digging a hole to install a new pole. While the utility crew was working, a nearby tree crew cut a tree that was lying on a power line, releasing the tension in the line. The line sprung up and dislodged a broken pole, which struck the injured employee in the left shoulder and upper right thigh, causing lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

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