Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329322 - Employee injured by fall climbing cable suspension strand

Accident Summary Nr: 202329322 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304692957	09/17/2001	1731	0	Communications Construction Group, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was using a Jameson Saf-stic lab stick as a climbing device to climb a cable suspension strand. When he was 4.6 meters above the ground, he fell. Employee #1 received torn ligaments and possible fractures and was hospitalized overnight. The lab stick had an approximate diameter of 38 millimeters. The practice of climbing using the lab stick was commonly known and followed among the field supervisors and employees though this device is not generally considered an appropriate climbing tool.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SUSPENSION STRAND, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	15	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304692957			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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