Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305356172 - Southern California Edison

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305356172

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 10/13/2005

Site Address:
Southern California Edison
430 Imperial Hwy
Brea, CA 92821

Mailing Address:
14660 Chestnut Ave, Westminster, CA 92643

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362396293

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201146974

Event: 06/06/2005

Utility Worker Is Injured in Fall from Pole

On June 6, 2005, Employee #1, a utility crew worker with Southern California Edison, was part of a crew replacing a damaged cross-arm on a utility pole. The 70-ft-tall pole was located on a sidewalk in front of a multi-family residential building, and the cross-arm was about 48 ft above ground level. As Employee #1 was climbing and maneuvering around a telephone line, he lost balance and fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a forehead laceration and fractures to his pelvis and right wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICIAN, LACERATION, PELVIS, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305356172			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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