Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1512115.015 - M.J. Electric, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 2021, Employee #1, an apprentice lineman using a personal fall arrest system, was working from a wooden utility pole and installing travelers for a power line. He then began to climb down the pole to remove EPZ electrical grounds. The employee proceeded to belt around the top insulator. He installed a secondary fall restraint, then removed the primary fall restraint and leaned into the secondary restraint. The employee fell to the marshy ground, a fall height of approximately 55 feet, sustaining multiple traumatic injuries. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. His injuries included fractures and lacerations to the ribs and spleen, and multiple other traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing On Column, Construction, Electrical Work, Equipment Grounding, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Insulator, Laceration, Power Line Worker, Rib, Spleen, Utility Pole