Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146974 - Utility Worker Is Injured in Fall from Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201146974 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305356172	10/13/2005	4911	221122	Southern California Edison

Abstract: On June 6, 2005, Employee #1, a utility crew worker with Southern California Edison, was part of a crew replacing a damaged cross-arm on a utility pole. The 70-ft-tall pole was located on a sidewalk in front of a multi-family residential building, and the cross-arm was about 48 ft above ground level. As Employee #1 was climbing and maneuvering around a telephone line, he lost balance and fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a forehead laceration and fractures to his pelvis and right wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICIAN, LACERATION, PELVIS, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305356172			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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