Accident Report Detail
Accident: 875237 - Fall - Gaff Cutout
Accident: 875237 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/12/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119810265 | 04/25/1993 | 4911 | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | ||||
A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS WORKING ON A UTILITY POLE, REPAIRING A LIGHTING FIXTURE. AS HE CLIMBED OVER A SERIES OF TELEPHONE CABLES THAT WERE ABOUT 28 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE GAFF ON HIS POLE CLIMBER CUT OUT. TO BRAKE HIS FALL, HE GRABBED A GUY WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE THEN CLIMBED DOWN THE POLE. THE STRESS ON HIS ARM DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY TWO PREVIOUS WORK-RELATED DISLOCATIONS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER. | |||||||
Keywords:
shoulder, power line worker, guy, elec utility work, fall, fall protection, utility pole
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119810265 | Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Electrical power installers and repairers |