OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520571
ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD
CENTRALIA, IL·
Event description
Fall from Utility Pole
Investigation abstract
Two electricians had been working at the top of a stepped utility pole to make r ell approximately 32 feet, 3 inches. The only training he had received in pole c limbing was during his apprenticeship, which was about 25 years earlier. He had not received any training since that time. epairs to a line that was damaged during a storm the night before. The two men h ad been working on top of the pole making repairs for almost 2 hours before retu rning to the ground. After the first man got down the pole, the other employee s tarted down the pole. He climbed down to a guy, where he stopped and rested for about 5 minutes. He then started down again, stopping to rest after only making his way down a few more feet. After resting about 2 or 3 minutes more, he again started down the pole by attempting to find the next step which was partially hi dden by the cross brace. After missing the step with his foot 2 or 3 times, he f
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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