# Fractures at Ameren Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2023098944` · 9/27/2023 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **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:** Ameren Illinois
- **Location:** 4580 East Lost Bridge Road, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing work on a utility pole when the pole broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground along with the pole. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and a knee injury.

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