Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 687517 - FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 687517 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103222535	07/01/1988	4813	0	Ohio Bell

Abstract: A telephone line worker was working from a ladder supported by suspension strand. A telephone drop extended across a street. A truck passing beneath the drop snagged the cable with the truck's exhaust stack. The employee, who had not been using head or fall protection, was thrown from the ladder and fell to the sidewalk, a distance of about 12 to 15 feet. The employee died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SUSPENSION STRAND, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103222535			Fatality	Concussion	Telephone line installers and repairers

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