Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201702776 - Employee Is Injured When Utility Pole Falls from Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201702776 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313458135	07/14/2009	1623	237130	Mountain Power Construction Company Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313458184	07/16/2009	4911	221112	Pacificorp

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2009, Employee #1 was loading utility poles onto a trailer. He loaded the fourth pole and was removing the rigging chain, when the pole fell off the trailer and struck and killed him.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, RIGGING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313458135			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	313458184					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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