Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 882530 - Employee dies in fall while stringing cable

Accident Summary Nr: 882530 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 07/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102756616	07/19/1993	1799	0	Channel Communications

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 17, 1993, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to string a television cable when an automobile snagged the cable and snapped it taut. Employee #1 fell about 20 feet from the pole to the ground and died instantly of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, CABLE TV WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102756616			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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