Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170020564 - Employee hit and killed by falling utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 170020564 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113944060	11/17/1993	1623	0	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed an electric utility pole to remove old hardware to ready the pole for removal. The pole snapped 14 in. below ground level and the employee fell with it. The pole struck him in the head and killed him.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113944060			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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