Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119595361 - Asplundh Tree Expert Co

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119595361

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 03/24/1994

Site Address:
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
9327 Washington Boulevard
Laurel, MD 20707

Mailing Address:
708 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755847

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170068852

Event: 03/01/1994

FALL - GAFF CUT OUT OF POLE

A power line worker was free climbing a utility pole to lower an overhead power line from its insulators on the crossarm so that another contractor could pull in another line. (The power lines, which were all new, were deenergized.) When the employee reached the work location, he held onto the pole with one hand and used the other to reach for the pole strap on his body belt so that he could pull it around the pole. As he was reaching for the strap, the gaffs on his pole climbers cut out. He fell 31 feet to the ground, then rolled another 30 feet down the hill from the base of the pole. He was hospitalized for injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, CUTOUT--GAFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119595361			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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