# Fractures at B & B Electrical and Utility Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2025043060` · 4/2/2025 · HAMMOND, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Gripping and turning handtools  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** B & B Electrical and Utility Contractors
- **Location:** Intersection of S Coburn Road and Old Covington HWY, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70401
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was part of an electrical crew attempting to "cant"/twist a 55-foot steel pole into the ground using a twisting tool (a 2-inch choker strap and a steel bar). While twisting the tool, it slipped and the injured employee fell to the ground, fracturing their left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

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