Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14214019 - Employee belted to falling power pole killed

Accident Summary Nr: 14214019 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 03/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108209594	03/06/1989	1623	0	Dillard Smith Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working approximately 35 ft high on a power pole when it broke off at ground level. When the pole came in contact with the ground, an insulator struck the employee in the chest. Because Employee #1 was wearing a safety belt, he could not free himself from the falling power pole. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: INSULATOR, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108209594			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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