Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3365269 - Great Southwestern Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming

Inspection Nr: 3365269

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 10/16/1985

Site Address:
Great Southwestern Construction
Exxon Dehydration Plant
Labarge, WY 83123

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 849, Castlerock, CO 80104

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/16/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Constr

Case Closed: 10/16/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360607865

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 733568

Event: 10/12/1985

Fall From Utility Pole

CONDUCTORS FOR A NEW 69-KV OVERHEAD POWER LINE WERE BEING STRUNG ON UTILITY POLES. AN EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A POLE BEING STRUNG WHEN HE RELEASED HIS SAFETY STRAP TO CLIMB AROUND HARDWARE THAT WAS ABOUT 45 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS HAND GRIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. (THE POLE AND HARDWARE WERE WET FROM SNOW THAT HAD STOPPED 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.) THE EMPLOYEE DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE FALL.

Keywords:power line worker, safety belt, elec utility work, fall, fall protection, utility pole

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	3365269			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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