Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491990 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201491990 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312909112	03/24/2009	4911	221122	Pg & E

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 24, 2009, Employee #1 was a third level apprentice lineman working for a power company. He had climbed a pole to a height of 36 ft. Employee #1 fell after he shifted his weight from his primary line to his secondary line, and the secondary line did not hold him. He had hooked the secondary safety line to a tool in his pouch instead of to the D ring on the right side of his belt. Employee #1 was killed in the fall.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312909112			Fatality	Other	Electricians' apprentices

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