Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103658.015 - Employee falls 80 feet and sustains severe injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 103658.015 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 01/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1288040.015	01/16/2018		238210	C.A. Advanced, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on January 11, 2018, Employee #1, a power line worker, was working from a hook ladder that was attached to a helicopter to reinstall an electrical conductor on a transmission structure. During work, the ladder became detached from the helicopter longline while moving to a new location. Employee #1 and the ladder fell 80 feet to the ground. Emergency services were called and, upon arrival, Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures to both wrists, a crushed left hand and finger fractures, torn ligaments, a dislocated clavicle, a fractured sternum, and three fractured ribs.

Keywords: Construction, Crushed, Dislocated, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Helicopter, Ladder, Power Line Worker, Transmission Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				80

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1288040.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 80 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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