Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 69258.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling wooden power pole
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008459.015 | 11/12/2014 | 237130 | A-Co Temporary Power, Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on November 12, 2014, an employee had been controlling nearby traffic. The contractor was installing permanent electrical power distribution poles with a boom-type excavator. The contractor was lifting a pole out of a hole with a boom-type excavator. As the pole was lifted out of ground at approximately 45 degrees, it began to tip and fall. The employee had moved into the path of the falling pole for unknown reasons. The employee was struck by a 22-foot temporary wood power pole, weighing approximately five (500) pounds and was killed.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline, transmission line | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 22 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1008459.015 | 42 | M | Fatality | Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: |
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