# Fractures at Utility Lines Construction Services
> OSHA SIR `20241010000` · 10/28/2024 · ELKTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
- **Source:** Utility poles
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Utility Lines Construction Services
- **Location:** 5901 CR 305, ELKTON, FLORIDA, 32033
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was loading poles in the yard. An employee went to remove a pole that was stuck between two other poles. When he stepped up onto the poles, his right foot was caught in a pinch point. One of the poles rolled onto his right leg, just above his ankle, resulting in a broken right leg.

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