Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee working as a manager for a power and telecommunications line contractor was assisting a coworker (crane operator) with the removal of a utility pole. The coworker was operating a Terex Digger Derrick and Crane while the employee worked from the ground spotting for the coworker. The coworker was moving a 75-foot utility pole held in place by a hydraulic claw and a winch with a strap. The coworker was moving the old pole out of the way when the claw released its grip on the pole causing it to slip down through the claw. This caused one end of the pole to swing upwards since the strap around the pole was still secured to the pole. The employee was struck by the pole and thrown approximately 10 feet into the air, subsequently striking the ground. The employee fractured his legs and wrist and was hospitalized.