OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412209
POWER LINE WORKER,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UTILITY POLE,CUTOUT--GAFF
Event description
FALL FROM UTILITY POLE
Investigation abstract
An employee was climbing a utility pole. The gaff on his climbers cut out when h e was about 9.1 meters above the ground. He fell to the ground and died of injur ies sustained in the fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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