Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78364.015 - Employee is killed when struck by a falling pole

Accident Summary Nr: 78364.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 07/24/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1080635.015	07/24/2015		221122	Northwestern Energy, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on July 24, 2015, Employee #1, part of a five-man crew, was dispatched to a rural site to repair a transmission hold down structure. The crew placed two pole trucks in position to provide support for the two sagging hold down poles in order to begin the repair process. A third truck was placed in close proximity to raise a bucket with the employees in it, to remove the cross brace and insulators. Shortly after the center brace was removed, one of the poles was released by the pole clamp and fell over, striking Employee #1 on his head and shoulders, killing him.

Keywords: Brace, Crossarm, Falling Object, Head, Insulator, Power Lines, Shoulder, Struck By, Transmission Tower, Truck, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1080635.015	59	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line

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