Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14303879 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY 6,000 POUND CABLE REEL WHICH FELL ON HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14303879 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 01/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18704270	01/22/1987	1623	0	Bermudez & Longo Inc Se

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM ON JANUARY 19, 1987, THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY LOAD A 6,000 POUND REEL OF TELEPHONE CABLE ONTO A SPECIAL CABLE REEL TRANSPORTER. AS THEY TRIED TO TURN THE REEL, IT FELL OVER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Keywords: CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18704270			Fatality	Other	Telephone line installers and repairers

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