Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178464 - Employee injured in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201178464 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125833111	09/16/2005	1731	238210	Mountain Power Const Co

Abstract: On August 17, 2005, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman for a company that installed and repaired power lines, was free climbing a wooden power pole to make a repair. He was approximately 35 ft above the ground when he slipped and fell. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left femur and subsequently suffered from lower back pain. He was not using a safety belt or any other form of fall protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125833111			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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