Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147256.015 - Employee is killed when struck in head by pole

Accident Summary Nr: 147256.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 06/20/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1603489.015	06/22/2022	1623	237130	65084 - A-C Communications Corporation

Abstract: On June 20, 2022, an employee and a coworker were unloading 30-foot utility poles from a utility trailer. One of the poles fell and struck the employee in the chest and head pinning him to the ground. The employee died at the scene from blunt force trauma and skull fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pavement, Pinned, Skull, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer, Unloading, Unstable Position, Utility Pole, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1603489.015	22	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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