Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400576 - Lanyard Caught By Car, Employee Dragged On Street

Accident Summary Nr: 14400576 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/24/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101795870	01/28/1986	4911	0	Dallas Power & Light

Abstract: AN APPRENTICE LINEMAN HAD DESCENDED A UTILITY POLE AND CROSSED A DIVIDED STREET OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAFFIC. THE EMPLOYEE ALLOWED THE HAND LINE TO TRAIL BEHIND HIM WHILE CROSSING THE STREET. AN AUTOMOBILE APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTH AND ENGAGED THE END OF THE ROPE LYING IN THE STREET. THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE, WITH BLOCK AND HOOK ATTACHED, WAS HOOKED ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY BELT. HE WAS KILLED WHILE BEING DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREET BY STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE STREET.

Keywords: head, safety belt, construction, dragged, automobile, lanyard, entangled, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101795870			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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