Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99701.015 - Employee falls from utility pole and incurs leg fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 99701.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1249037.015	04/07/2017		238210	Charter Communications

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on April 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a telecommunications company, was free climbing a utility pole to make cable connections. As he approached the cable strand and went to take his last step, the wood under the stationary gaff split, the gaff cut out from the pole, and Employee #1 fell to the base of the pole, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of his right leg.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Climbing On Column, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Telecom Work, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1249037.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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