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Accident: 200230514 - Dump Truck Contacted Cable Television Line

**Accident: 200230514 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 05/13/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302580345	05/13/1999	1611	Boise Paving & Asphalt Company

A truck with an end-dump trailer struck an overhead cable television cable, causing the utility poles to be displaced and disrupting power to a wide area. The dump trailer had approached too close to the power line though it did not make contact.

Keywords: overhead power line, communication cable, dump truck, utility pole, dump truck bed

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	302580345

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