Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476164 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Power Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 202476164 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 07/26/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312661622	08/03/2009	1731	238210	Henkels & Mccoy, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 26, 2009, Employee #1, an apprentice lineman, and three other workers, were removing a 36 ft tall old wooden power pole using aerial devices. A 5 ft by 7 ft 5 in. section of the old wooden power pole was cut and rolled off the aerial basket's edge to the ground by one of the other workers without ensuring no one was below. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat and standing approximately 15 ft. from the pole, when the pole struck him. Employee #1 was knocked unconscious to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the power pole was not lowered to the ground in a controlled manner nor was the area below effectively barricaded.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HARD HAT, SHOULDER, POWER LINE WORKER, BACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312661622			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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