Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632684 - Employee injured in fall with ladder when cable fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201632684 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 03/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305180184	03/22/2002	1731	0	Telecommunication Support Systems Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 21, 2002, Employee #1 was re-routing three strands of television cable to a private residence. He took his ladder and placed it against the strands. He did not check, however, for hazards in the surrounding area. The strands had been tied off with a piece of line approximately three poles down. Employee #1 was aware of this but did not check to see whether it would take his weight. After cutting two of the three strands, the combination of Employee #1 and the ladder was too much for the remaining strand and it broke loose. Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft to the ground, along with the ladder. He sustained a pelvic injury and was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, COMMUNICATION WORKER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305180184			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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