Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170032106 - Employee killed when head crushed by falling pole

Accident Summary Nr: 170032106 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 06/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109802157	06/07/1993	7032	0	Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Corp.

Abstract: Four employees were attempting to manually offload a 23 ft long telephone pole from a 6 ft 3 in. high truck rack. Employee #1 slipped on damp grass, lost control of the pole, and fell to the ground. The pole then fell on him and crushed his head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, SLIP, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109802157			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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