Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201063393 - Employee Injured in Fall from Utility Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201063393 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120280177	08/23/2000	4841	0	Time Warner Cable

Abstract: A cable television installer was descending a utility pole when he lost his footing and fell 4.9 meters to the ground. He was hospitalized with a leg fracture, for which he had surgery. He had been wearing new boots, which had a smooth surface on the arch of the sole and which may have contributed to the accident. He had been trained in climbing procedures for stepped and unstepped poles. He had been using work positioning equipment while he was working from a single position on the pole, but was not using his pole strap as he descended.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, CABLE TV WORK, SLIP, FALL, UTILITY POLE, FOOT, LEG, STEP BOLT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120280177			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians

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