Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 19, 2020, an employee was working for a cable television and internet service provider. He installed and repaired cable TV and internet connections. In this incident, he was installing or repairing a residential service drop that came in aboveground. The telecommunications cable was attached to a 20-foot tall (6.1-meter tall) wooden communications pole. The pole appeared to have been dedicated to communications. It was installed in 1944, so it probably carried a twisted-pair telephone line when it was put in place. The narrative did not state that the pole was also used by an electric utility. The pole was 7 in. (178 mm) in diameter. The employee leaned a Werner 24-foot (7.3-meter) extension ladder equipped with a V-rung attachment against the communications pole. The ladder was not secured to the pole. The employee was working approximately 12 feet (3.7 meters) above ground. He cut a tension wire that was ran from the pole to the residence. The wooden pole snapped back, broke at its base, and fell across an alley into a tree. The employee lost his footing and fell backward against his service truck. He landed on the gravel alley below. He suffered fractured ribs, unknown head injuries, and abrasions. Employee #1 struck the service vehicle and the ground. He was hospitalized for two or more days. He had not inspected the pole before starting work.