Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201065182 - EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CLIMBING UTILITY POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201065182 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300791365	09/04/2002	4911	0	San Diego Gas And Electric

Abstract: A journeyman power line worker was climbing a wood utility pole to repair an insulator on a 4160-volt overhead power line. He was wearing a tool belt and 40-millimeter-long pole climbing gaffs made by M. Klein and Sons. When he was about 10 to 12 meters up the pole, he fell. He was hospitalized with a fractured right femur, pelvis, and right wrist, eight cracked ribs, and a collapsed lung. The employee was not sure why he fell, perhaps because a gaff hit a knot or check and did not grip well.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER LINE WORKER, PELVIS, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, CUTOUT--GAFF, LEG, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300791365			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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