Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121729.015 - Employee is struck and killed by snatch block

Accident Summary Nr: 121729.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 11/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445247.015	11/14/2019		221122	Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 13, 2019, Employee #1 was setting up a winching system, using a vehicle and a 7.5 pound snatch block to drag a felled tree from uphill down towards the road. As he applied tension with the vehicle, he got out to check the rope on the snatch block. The rope he used to secure the snatch block failed, propelling the snatch block, which struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: Head, Motor Vehicle, Rope, Struck By, Tree, Winch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445247.015	62	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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