Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102864535 - Seaward Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102864535

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 06/02/1988

Site Address:
Seaward Corporation
Ma Elec. Co. Pole 264 Ln 4 So. Of 279 Burlingame R
Palmer, MA 01069

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1177, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360389118

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 667303

Event: 06/01/1988

UTILITY WORKER KILLED WHEN HE FELL AND POLE FELL ONTO HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED A UTILITY POLE WHICH WAS MARKED AS DEFECTIVE. THE POLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLIMBED WITHOUT BEING SECURED AGAINST FALLING. WHILE HE WAS ON THIS POLE, EMPLOYEE #1 TRANSFERRED CONDUCTORS TO ANOTHER POLE. WHEN THE LAST OF THREE CONDUCTORS WAS BEING TRANSFERRED, THE POLE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON FELL WITH HIM ON THE POLE. EMPLOYEE #1 STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE POLE STRUCK AND KILLED HIM. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT ASCERTAIN THE EXACT DEFECT OF THE POLE OR SECURE IT FROM FALLING.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102864535					Occupation Not Listed

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