Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201503570 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201503570 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301134607	11/30/2002	1731	517510	Pyramid Telecommunications Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 27, 2002, Employee #1, a telecommunications technician trainee, was working from a telecommunication hook ladder. He cut a cable service drop line and the motion created by the release of tension on the system caused him to be thrown off the ladder. He fell approximately 20 feet to ground, suffered head injuries, and was killed. The employee was not tied-off to the horizontal cable line and had only 6 weeks of work experience.

Keywords: HEAD, PPE, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301134607			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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