Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163268 - Employee Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201163268 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126058130	12/21/2001	1623	0	Lb&L Cable Inc.

Abstract: An employee installing a communication service to a single-family residence. He was working on an extension ladder. He placed his hook ladder over the suspension strand. An existing service drop line between the communications cable and the residence was under tension. The employee cut the existing drop line and the strand began to vibrate like a bow string. He was shaken off of the ladder, and he fell approximately 6.1 meters to the ground. The employee apparently struck the ladder with his shoulder blades and ribs and hit the ground on his face. He was hospitalized with three broken ribs.

Keywords: SHOULDER, TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126058130			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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