Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544423.015	07/28/2021		221122	Southern 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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