Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 813279 - Employee killed when skull crushed by falling utility pole

Accident Summary Nr: 813279 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120385554	09/27/1994	1731	0	Advanced Telemarketing

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were independent TV cable installation subcontracting technicians. They were preparing for a highway re-routing project by moving cable lines from old poles to adjacent new poles. Employee #1 had climbed 23 ft up a pole to cut the old TV cable, and was still at the disconnect point when the pole started falling. He yelled for help as his coworker turned and saw the pole coming down. The pole, with Employee #1, fell onto the road, crushing his skull and killing him. An electric utility employee had driven by the site just minutes before the accident, and had warned Employee #1 that the pole was rotted and unsafe.

Keywords: CABLE TV WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SKULL, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120385554			Fatality	Fracture	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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