Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148896.015 - Employee is killed when struck by cable

Accident Summary Nr: 148896.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/16/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1615304.015	08/17/2022		238210	L08p Fiber Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 16, 2022, an employee was acting as ground hand for the in installation of pole mounted fiber optic line where the crew was preparing to raise a steel cable that been laid across the road. The employee exited the work truck and was preparing to place cones around the truck and on the cable when a car passing through the work zone caught the cable on one of its wheels which caused it to strike the employee and crush him between the rear of the truck and the cable. The employee died due to chest trauma and broken ribs.

Keywords: Automobile, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught By, Chest, Communication Cable, Fracture, Highway Shoulder, Installing, Optical Fiber Cable, Rib, Struck By, Tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1615304.015	23	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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