Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169163.015 - Employee falls due to collapsing power pole during power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 169163.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 08/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768092.015	08/12/2024		238210	Sun River Electric Cooperative Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on August 9, 2024, an employee was removing an old power line and replacing it with a new one when the power pole collapsed. The employee fell to the ground, suffering blunt force trauma from the impact with the ground, and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Ground, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other				26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1768092.015	27	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 26 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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