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Accident Summary Nr: 140714.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 140714.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/02/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1544423.01507/28/2021221122Southern California Edison Company

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on May 2, 2021, an employee working as a lineman for a power company had climbed approximately 6 feet up a transmission pole to close the transmission pole switch. The temporary step he was standing on came out of the pole causing him to lose his footing and fall. The employee fell back and struck his head on the pavement. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration and traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Concussion, Elec Utility Work, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laceration, Malfunction, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Step, Utility, Utility Pole, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1544423.015 43 M Hospitalized injury Electrical Power-Line

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