Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553980 - Employee Is Killed When Cable Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200553980 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309078111	06/16/2005	4841	517510	Cox Communication Louisiana L.L.C.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 15, 2005, Employee #1 was installing new coaxial cable at a residence. To extend a cable over a group of 10-ft-tall bushes, he tied the cable to a rubber ball and a nylon rope. When Employee #1 tossed the rubber ball, the connected cable contacted a primary high voltage line approximately 7 to 8 ft above the bushes. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CABLE TV WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309078111			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.