Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549200 - Employee's Leg Is Injured in Fall from Utility Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 202549200 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309303147	09/23/2008	1623	237130	Cable Bro'S Inc

Abstract: On September 11, 2008, Employee #1 was climbing a utility pole to connect power lines to a house. He was wearing spikes, a harness, and stated that his safety line was secured around the pole. When Employee #1 was at an approximate height of 8 to 10 ft, his right spike broke loose. He slid down the pole approximately 3 ft, felt something strike his right thigh, pushed away from the pole, and landed on his feet. Employee #1's leg was impaled on a splintered piece of wood. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: LIFELINE, TELECOM WORK, IMPALED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309303147			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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