Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610979 - Employee Killed in Fall from Hook Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201610979 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 02/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302054614	02/16/1999	4841	0	Tennessee Cable Service Inc

Abstract: An employee was splicing a cable at a tap box. He was working from a 7.3-meter aluminum hook ladder. The box was approximately 6.1 meters above the ground. The employee had disconnected the cables from terminals at the box, letting the cables hang over the roadway. The employee fell from the ladder to the hard asphalt surface. Emergency medical services transported the injured employee to the hospital, but he died en route.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302054614			Fatality	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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