Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136944.015 - Employee is struck by dislodged rigging bolt and fractures s

Accident Summary Nr: 136944.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498140.015	10/19/2020		237130	Diversified Utility Services Inc

Abstract: At 7:55 a.m. on September 18, 2020, Employee #1, a lineman apprentice, was working with a coworker to assemble an electrical utility line steel pole at a rural road jobsite. While winching the bottom section of the pole into place, a rigging bolt used to secure the pole became dislodged. The bolt, measuring 3/4 inch, shot back due to inertia and struck Employee #1 in the forehead, causing a skull fracture. The employee was hospitalized for over 24 hours and required surgery.

Keywords: Forehead, Fracture, Rigging, Skull, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498140.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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