Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605105 - Employee dies in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 605105 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/02/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107015455	06/07/1993	3663	0	Com Link, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working alone in a rural area attempting to reconnect cable television service. He climbed a utility pole and apparently unhooked his safety belt to cross over a telephone line. The employee either slipped or lost his balance and fell approximately 20 ft to the ground, landing on his back. His hip landed on top of a dead log. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CABLE TV WORK, LOG, WORK RULES, SLIP, BACK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, UTILITY POLE, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107015455			Fatality	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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