Southwestern Electric Power Company
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — DELTONA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Southwestern Electric Power Company | Report ID | 2017099022 |
| Address | 1436 Farmington Rd. | City, State ZIP | DELTONA, FLORIDA 32725 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Source of Injury | Utility and telephone poles |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.90000, -81.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was ascending a pole to make electrical repairs after a hurricane when his climbing gaff (the nail of the climbing hooks that go into the pole) struck a metal washer in the wooden pole, causing him to hit his jaw on the wooden pole. The back of his neck was then punctured by a wooden splinter on the pole. He hung about 25 feet in the air with his fall arrest system. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2017, a worker at Southwestern Electric Power Company in DELTONA, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with utility and telephone poles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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