Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143939.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 143939.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 01/03/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571458.015	01/07/2022		221122	Southside Electrical Coop

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was climbing on a utility pole hoisting a power line when the pole broke below his tie off point. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized to treat multiple bone fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken Bone, Climbing, Elec Utility Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Power Lines, Tie-Off, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1571458.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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