Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170007850 - Employee Killed in Fall When Utility Pole Broke

Accident Summary Nr: 170007850 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 04/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304140742	04/10/2001	4911	0	Okanogan Pud

Abstract: An employee was climbing an old utility pole and removing communication service drops to houses. He had climbed the pole to a height of about 6.4 meters above the ground. (His feet were approximately 4 meters above the ground.) The pole broke off at ground level when he removed the coaxial cable service drops. The pole fell and crushed the chest of the employee when it landed in the street. The employee died from his injuries. He had not tested the pole before climbing it.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, UTILITY POLE, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304140742			Fatality	Other	Telephone line installers and repairers

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