Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288270 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK AND STRUCK HEAD ON POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 202288270 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109203380	05/19/1998	1623	0	Kohler Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: A four-person power line crew was replacing one pole of a two-pole spar-arm electric transmission structure. The crew was using a Telelect Commander II digger-derrick truck to remove the old utility pole. The pole had been disconnected from the structure and had been cut off in sections, with the butt end still in the ground. One of the employees was at the boom control station, which was located to the side of the lower portion of the boom. The load line was wrapped around the pole. When the employee put tension on the load line, the turret mounting bolts for the boom sheared, causing the boom to separate from the truck. The operator tried to jump clear, but his foot apparently caught on a portion of the boom. He fell head first to the ground, and his hard hat fell off during the fall. His head struck the new pole, which was lying on the ground. He died of severe head injuries.

Keywords: DIGGER-DERRICK, HEAD, SHEAR, BOOM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109203380			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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