Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 665745 - Employee killed in fall from utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 665745 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 05/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102790821	05/07/1999	4899	0	Rocky Mountain Fiber Plus, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for a cable television installation company, was free climbing a utility pole to install rollers and brackets to run cable. He fell approximately 7.6 meters from the pole to the ground and was killed. Employee #1 was using pole climbers and a body belt and safety strap, but he was not using the safety strap while climbing. A light rain was falling at the time of the accident.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, CABLE TV WORK, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102790821			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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