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Accident Summary Nr: 96134.015 - Employee is struck by utility pole and incurs multiple injur

Accident Summary Nr: 96134.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237607.015	06/07/2017		238990	T & T Truck And Crane Service

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 1, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a truck and crane service, was working at an electrical utility company's yard. Employee #1 and coworkers were moving, rearranging, and rigging wood utility poles in racks. Each pole weighed more than 3,000 pounds. Pole lengths varied. Employee #1 was walking on one of the poles when it shifted. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell backwards, with one leg straddling the pole. A second pole, racked at a higher tier, rolled down and pinned Employee #1 against the pole. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including a fractured spine, fractured ribs, a punctured and collapsed lung, and a bruised liver.

Keywords: Construction, Fracture, Liver, Lung, Material Handling, Pinned, Rib, Spine, Struck By, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237607.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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