Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170160717 - Employee killed in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 170160717 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112003389	08/14/1990	1623	0	Irby Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a lineman, was assigned to drill holes at the top of transmission line poles for the cable supports of the crossarms. The arms were up and the ends of the poles reached about 3 ft above the crossarms. The top of the pole was too high for Employee #1 to reach without reattaching his safety belt above the crossarms. As he attempted to do so, he fell 60 ft to the ground and was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident. It appeared that the lineman's belt slipped off the top of the pole because his belt was still attached when the first rescuers arrived.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112003389			Fatality	Other	Electricians

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.