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Accident Summary Nr: 162434.015 - One employee is killed, another incurs multiple injuries whe

Accident Summary Nr: 162434.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 11/27/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1716433.015	12/15/2023		517919	Db Cable Service

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 27, 2023, two employees were installing a metal cable used to support telecom wires. The employees were in bucket trucks, elevated above the ground. The cable is laid across the road, then raised when traffic is clear. As the employees were prepping their tools, a cement truck caught the cable and pulled it, causing significant tension. Employee #1 was struck by the cable, as it broke free from a pole on the south side of the road. Employee #2 was injured on the north side of the pole, as the cable was pulled taught and pinned him against the bucket of his truck. Employee #1 suffered a fractured jaw and fatal head trauma. Employee #2 suffered a fractured vertebrae, fractured pinky, and internal injuries, but survived. Employee #2 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Bucket , Bucket Truck, Cable, Caught By, Cement truck, E TC (telecom work), Finger, Fracture, Head, Installing, Internal Injuries, Jaw, Pinned, Struck By, Telecom Work, Tension, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1716433.015	24	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:
2	1716433.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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