# Herniated discs at Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110504` · 11/14/2023 · MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
- **Location:** 71 Dolsen Ave., MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10940
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an electric power pole when it broke. As it fell to the ground, the employee jumped off it and landed on a rock, suffering a slipped disk that required surgery.

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