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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 201250115 - Lineman Falls From Ladder And Dies

**Accident: 201250115 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 03/02/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308158104	03/02/2005	4813	Puerto Rico Telephone Company Inc

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 2, 2005, a lineman was replacing a damaged residential telephone line. The employee supported an extension ladder in the center of the main aerial line. The line was subjected to tension by the line that was been replaced. The employee climbed the ladder, cut the old line releasing the tension in the main line. The employee lost his balance and fell 10 to 15 ft to the paved road. He was declared dead a few hours after the accident.

Keywords: maintenance, extension ladder, telecom work, communication cable, work rules, ladder, fall, fall protection, lost balance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	308158104			Fatality	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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