Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 875237 - FALL - GAFF CUTOUT

Accident Summary Nr: 875237 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119810265	04/25/1993	4911	0	Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Abstract: A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS WORKING ON A UTILITY POLE, REPAIRING A LIGHTING FIXTURE. AS HE CLIMBED OVER A SERIES OF TELEPHONE CABLES THAT WERE ABOUT 28 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE GAFF ON HIS POLE CLIMBER CUT OUT. TO BRAKE HIS FALL, HE GRABBED A GUY WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE THEN CLIMBED DOWN THE POLE. THE STRESS ON HIS ARM DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY TWO PREVIOUS WORK-RELATED DISLOCATIONS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER.

Keywords: SHOULDER, POWER LINE WORKER, GUY, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119810265			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Electrical power installers and repairers

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