Accident Report Detail

Accident: 143939.015 - Employee Suffers Multiple Injuries In Fall From Utility Pole

**Accident: 143939.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 01/03/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1571458.015	01/07/2022		Southside Electrical Coop

At 8:30 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was climbing on a utility pole hois ting 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	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1571458.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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