Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400934 - Transmission line falls when boom catches telecom cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201400934 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124909862	07/08/1997	1541	0	Doc Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving an excavator under some power transmission lines. He was watching the upper power lines when the boom became caught on telecommunication lines approximately 20 ft above the ground. The strain placed on this cable caused the first pole to the north to snap and break. The 40,000 and 4,800 volt lines fell on the equipment caught in the messenger cable. No information on injuries was provided.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, EXCAVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	124909862

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