Lineman Struck by Falling Power Pole

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• Corporate Authors:
  Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor
• Description:
  A 52-year-old lineman was killed when a power pole fell on him. A crew was in the process of retiring (taking out of service and removing) a power line. They had already cut down several poles prior to the incident pole. The poles were in rough terrain and a truck could not be driven to them to help facilitate removal. At the time of the incident the victim was approximately 22 feet downhill from the pole. The section of the pole that was cut off was 33 feet long. When the pole was cut it appeared to be falling in the direction of the victim and he ran up the hill. The pole actually fell in the direction he was running and struck the victim in the back. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employers and employees must ensure that all personnel are clear of the falling radius of any pole being cut down. 2. Employers should develop written procedures for felling power poles. 3. Employers and employees should ensure that all power lines are removed from poles prior to felling them.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electricity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Electrical-equipment Electrical-industry Electrical-workers Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Electrocution
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE97NE006
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027865
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2011-100744
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 97NE006, 1997 Jun ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Labor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  22 - Utilities - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3a2ed24ca8ff1823022ba7c6dcdec6c8added5071ab7501522d3c697b4aac78d2d442376d0af888dd6531d4771055bc6a2ad0568f358c494dae86c468ce6acd8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/167009/cdc_167009_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 36.56 KB ]