OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439391

SOUTHSIDE ELECTRICAL COOP

GLADYS, VA· 2022-01-03T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken Bone, Climbing, Elec Utility Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Power Lines, Tie-Off, Utility Pole
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345714588
Employer profile: SOUTHSIDE ELECTRICAL COOP
Summary number: 221439391
Report ID: 0355118

Event description

Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from utility pole

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was climbing on a utility pole hoisting a power line when the pole broke below his tie off point. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized to treat multiple bone fractures.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
5

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