Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505377 - Employee Injured in Fall from Utility Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201505377 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307336560	02/18/2005	1623	238210	General Fiber Communications, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was climbing a utility pole as part of a training exercise. He was wearing a hard hat, work boots with a pronounced heel, and a line worker's belt. He began his ascent, pushing off from the detachable steps to get to the permanent step bolts. He climbed to the cable television cable strand, fastened and unfastened his pole strap, as instructed, and then began to descend using the step bolts. At a height of approximately 6 meters, he lost his footing because he could not feel the next step bolt. He then lost his grip and fell from the pole to the ground. The instructor broke the employee's fall as he landed. Emergency medical services transported the injured employee to a hospital, where he was admitted for a double fracture of his right femur and a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, ANKLE, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307336560			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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