Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 964759 - Cable installer killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 964759 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104442306	05/02/1990	1731	0	Aries Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a self-employed television cable installer who had been contracted by the Cate Company to install TV cable line, was replacing an aerial cable TV drop in Annapolis, MD. He was on a fiberglass ladder at about 18 to 20 feet when a witness observed him falling backward off the ladder. He struck the pavement head first and was killed. Although Employee #1 was an experienced TV cable line installer, he was not tied off with a safety belt and lanyard.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, CABLE TV WORK, WORK RULES, LADDER, SAFETY BELT, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104442306			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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