# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Spartan Utility Services
> OSHA SIR `2024087667` · 8/20/2024 · LUMBERTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Utility poles
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Spartan Utility Services
- **Location:** 115 Terry St. (front yard), LUMBERTON, TEXAS, 77657
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman was approximately 20 feet high on a utility pole, removing dead telephone service lines. The pole broke near the bottom and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The pole landed on his right leg causing a leg fracture and artery damage.

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