OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567127

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC AND GAS CO

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC— 1984-04-02T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE,POWER LINE WORKER,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,UTILITY POLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15131337
Employer profile: SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC AND GAS CO
Summary number: 14567127
Report ID: 454510

Event description

FALL - UTILITY POLE FAILURE

Investigation abstract

AFTER ERECTING A NEW UTILITY POLE, A LINEMAN WAS INSTALLING TRANSFORMERS AND CON NECTING DEENERGIZED 13.8-KILOVOLT LINES. THE POLE FELL WITH THE LINEMAN ON IT. H E FELL APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET. THE LINEMAN INJURED HIS BACK. THE REASON FOR THE P OLE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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