Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603033 - Employee killed when struck by falling block

Accident Summary Nr: 200603033 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307954255	07/20/2005	1731	238210	Total Electrical Services & Supply Company

Abstract: On July 20, 2005, Employee #1, a lineman, was on an elevated platform at a new transmission line construction site. He was pulling a conductor when a ball socket connector holding a stringing block failed. The block struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, POWER LINE WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307954255			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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