Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14255590 - FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14255590 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18521237	01/29/1991	4841	0	Prime Cable Income Ptnrs. Ltd. Partnership

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING AN OVERHEAD CABLE TELEVISION CABLE. THE CABLE WAS LOCATED AT A HEIGHT OF 19.5 FEET ABOVE A PAVED STREET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM A 28-FOOT-LONG FIBERGLASS EXTENSION LADDER THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY A TELEPHONE CABLE LOCATED AT A HEIGHT OF 17 FEET ABOVE THE STREET. THE WERNER LADDER (MODEL NO. D7128-2) HAD A MAXIMUM WORKING HEIGHT OF 25 FEET. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NOT USING ANY FALL PROTECTION, FELL FROM THE LADDER, LANDING ON HIS HEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: CABLE TV WORK, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18521237			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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