Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110627.015 - Employee is struck by communication pole and incurs fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 110627.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1357722.015	11/02/2018		238910	Harris-Mcburney Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 20, 2018, an employee was attending training on how to properly rack and un-rack equipment on a truck and telecommunication pole removal. A coworker cut the down guide to the pole as part of the telecommunication pole removal task and noticed the pole begin to fall. The coworker shouted to the employee to "move, move", just before the pole fell on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized for crush injuries that included fractures to four lumbar vertebrae and bilateral pulmonary collapse (blood clots to both lungs).

Keywords: Collapsed lung, Communication, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Lung, Struck By, Telecom Work, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Demolition				30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1357722.015	27	F	Hospitalized injury		Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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