Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115920 - Employee injured in fall descending utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201115920 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126189422	04/23/2003	1731	238210	Braun Electric Company Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 3, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Braun Electric Company, Inc., were hooking up a 480-volt electrical line in McKittrick, CA. After finishing his work at the top of a new 35 ft pole, Employee #1 began to descend. When he was approximately 10 ft from the bottom, his hooks cut out and he fell to the ground. Emplouee #1 sustained knee injuries and on April 7, 2003, he underwent knee surgery at Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, CA.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, POWER LINE WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, UTILITY POLE, CUTOUT--GAFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126189422			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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