Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 764357 - FALL - UTILITY POLE BROKE

Accident Summary Nr: 764357 -- Report ID: 0931200 -- Event Date: 02/03/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106332588	02/03/1988	4813	0	Pacific Bell Telephone

Abstract: A telephone worker had climbed a temporary wooden utility pole to install a temporary communication line. The pole broke at the base, and the employee fell with it to the ground. He died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, UTILITY POLE, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106332588			Fatality	Other	Telephone line installers and repairers

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