Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 35656.015 - Employee falls with ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 35656.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
769721.015	12/06/2012		238210	Albert Cook

Abstract: At approximately 1:25 p.m. on December 4, 2012, Employee #1, an electrician, positioned and attached a 28 foot fiberglass ladder against a wooden electric pole which was rotten on the inside. He climbed the ladder to approximately 20 foot wearing a harness and had a lanyard attached to the ladder. He cut the first of two wires that were attached to the top of the pole. When he cut the second wire, the pole snapped at the base. Employee #1 fell along with the ladder, struck his head and was killed.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Fall, Head, Ladder, Struck Against, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	769721.015	36	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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