Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170385660 - FALL FROM STEEL UTILITY POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170385660 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123997892	03/02/1995	1623	0	Irby Construction Company

Abstract: A power line worker had climbed out of an aerial lift bucket, which was elevated about 60 feet above the ground, onto a steel utility pole. He then free climbed ladder step bolts to a position about 100 feet above the ground. The employee lost his hard hat and was last seen adjusting his stocking cap. Moments later his coworkers on the ground saw him falling face down. (He was about 15 feet above the ground when they saw him.) The power line worker died of injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, STEP BOLT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123997892			Fatality	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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