Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14567127 - Fall - Utility Pole Failure

**Accident: 14567127 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/02/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
15131337	04/05/1984	4911	South Carolina Electric And Gas Co

AFTER ERECTING A NEW UTILITY POLE, A LINEMAN WAS INSTALLING TRANSFORMERS AND CONNECTING DEENERGIZED 13.8-KILOVOLT LINES. THE POLE FELL WITH THE LINEMAN ON IT. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET. THE LINEMAN INJURED HIS BACK. THE REASON FOR THE POLE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED.

Keywords: collapse, power line worker, elec utility work, fall, utility pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	15131337			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electrical power installers and repairers

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