Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040285 - Employee killed when lacerated by whipping cable

Accident Summary Nr: 200040285 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 01/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300043965	01/16/1997	1731	0	Sierra Telecom

Abstract: Employee #1, a lineman, and two coworkers were hanging a cable across a highway. Employee #1 was up on the pole on one side of the highway, with the cable loosely across his safety belt. The line was lying across the highway and as vehicles sped by, they kicked up the cable. It became caught by a passing vehicle and was whipped with such force that Employee #1's body was cut through the abdomen. He was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, ABDOMEN, TELECOM WORK, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UTILITY POLE, CABLE LOGGING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300043965			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Other

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