Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1514290.015 - 317728124 - Titan Electric Inc A Corporation Of Wyoming

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Investigation Summary

At approximately. 9:17 am on December 4, 2020, an employee working for an electrical contractor was climbing a pole just north and west of an intersection. For reasons not yet known, the employee fell from a communication attachment on the pole to the ground. The employee landed on his back. Coworker #1, a flagger, immediately called 911 at the direction of Coworker #2, the site foreman. Law enforcement and EMS arrived less than 5 minutes after the call. EMS transported the employee to the hospital, where he was then transferred to another hospital. Upon arrival, the employee was evaluated by Trauma/ICU personnel and admitted to the hospital. The employee had fractured his T12 vertebra and sustained back, neck and head trauma.

Keywords: Attachment, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Communication, Communication Worker, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Head, Lumbar Fracture, Neck, Pole Climber , Technician, Utility Pole, Vertebra