Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201121704 - Employee Injured Spleen in Fall from Utility Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201121704 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125522128	07/29/1999	1623	0	Henkels & Mccoy, Inc.

Abstract: A power line supervisor was working 1.8 meters above the ground on a utility pole. He was using a gas drill to install step bolts on the pole. He had installed several steps when he repositioned himself to drill the hole for the next step. As he positioned his right foot, the gaff did not penetrate the surface of the pole, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall onto a wooden picket fence. He was hospitalized with a torn spleen.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SPLEEN, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UTILITY POLE, CUTOUT--GAFF, STEP BOLT

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	125522128			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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