MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK—
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Herniated discs
Final 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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