Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 20575.015 - Employee is injured when struck by a pole

Accident Summary Nr: 20575.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/02/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
496178.015	07/03/2012		321114	Tri-State Pole & Piling, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 2, 2012, an employee was preparing to move wooden poles into a kiln. A 14-inch diameter pole was being hoisted by a loader onto a tram used for transporting poles into a kiln. The pole continued over the poles on the tram and hit the employee standing on the east end of the tram. The employee was struck in the head and sustained a head fracture and concussion. A pole was being processed for wood preservation.

Keywords: Concussion, Fracture, Head, Hoist, Kiln, Loader, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	496178.015	15	M	Fatality		Technicians, n.e.c.

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