Manager Seriously Injured in Fall from Power Line
Local utility manager suffers broken leg and strained back in 20-foot tumble from transmission pole.
George Turner, local manager for the P. P. & L. company, was badly injured this Friday morning when he fell from the top of one of the transmission poles where he was working. He fell about 20 feet and landed on his feet. His right leg was broken just above the ankle and his back was badly strained. Dr. Morrison reduced the fracture of his leg and did what was possible to relieve the back strain, and Mr. Turner was taken to the Pasco hospital this afternoon.
“He fell about 20 feet and landed on his feet. His right leg was broken just above the ankle and his back was badly strained.”
Workplace safety remains a critical issue in the Pacific Northwest utility sector, though modern OSHA regulations and equipment standards have drastically reduced the frequency of such falls compared to the era when utility work often meant climbing wooden poles with little more than climbing spurs and grit.
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