OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430655
WILSON UTILITY CONSTRUCTION CO.
COLFAX, CA·
Event description
Two employees fall from utility pole, receive rib fractures
Investigation abstract
At 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2 climbed a utility pole while conducting storm restoration work. As they ascended the pole, the pole broke at ground level and both employees fell. The employees were hospitalized to treat rib fractures.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 577
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 577
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