Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202673349 - Lineman Sustains Fracture and Other Injuries in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202673349 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316210020	11/02/2012	1731	238210	Par Electrical Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on October 22, 2012, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working at a contracted job site. Employee #1 had been employed as a Lineman by Par Electrical Contractors Inc. for approximately six years as needed. The two employees were working from the personnel carrier (basket) of an aerial device, transferring a transformer from one pole to another pole along a road. Coworker #1 lowered the basket to exit. Employee #1 stepped from the basket onto a platform step, slipped from the step, and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 required hospitalization and treatment for injury to both wrists and his face, including an unspecified fracture. The employer notified Cal/OSHA at approximately 8:18 p.m. on October 22, 2012.

Keywords: PERSONNEL CAGE, FRACTURE, POWER LINE WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, AERIAL LIFT, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316210020			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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