Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201080132 - FALL - LADDER STRUCK BY CABLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201080132 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120327374	12/11/1996	4813	0	Pacific Bell

Abstract: A communications worker was working from a ladder, tying a frame jumper. He was an experienced worker with training in ladder safety. A coworker was pulling cable from a cable reel beneath him. The cable reel jammed, causing the cable to strike the ladder and the employee on it to lose his balance and fall 1.8 meters to the ground. The employee landed on his left arm, breaking his left wrist. He was hospitalized for his injuries. After the accident, the company inspected the ladder and found no problems. The company also took the cable reel out of service and repaired it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, LADDER, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION, COMMUNICATION WORKER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120327374			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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