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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503718

COMMUNICATION CABLE,WORK RULES,FALL,UTILITY POLE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
COMMUNICATION CABLE,WORK RULES,FALL,UTILITY POLE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503718
Report ID
729700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN UTILITY POLE HE WAS CLIMBING FELL OVER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AT THE TOP OF A UTILITY POLE REMOVING A CABLE. WHEN HE CUT THE C ABLE, THE POLE FELL. HE HAD SECURED HIS SAFETY BELT AND FELL ALONG WITH THE POLE . THE POLE HAD DRY ROTTED AT THE BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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