Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977330 - Employee killed when crushed by utility truck

Accident Summary Nr: 977330 -- Report ID: 0454734 -- Event Date: 06/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105563761	06/21/1988	9311	0	Loudon-Job Site

Abstract: At approximately 12:10 p.m. on June 20, 1988, two electric utility crews were laying (pulling) underground electric cable in Tellino Village, TN. One crew had a truck with a power winch that was pulling the cable through a 500 foot long pipe. The cable was feeding into the pipe from a cable reel mounted on the rear of another truck. The reel on the feeding truck stopped abruptly due to a mechanical failure (hang up). This stoppage, which occurred while the other winch was still pulling, caused the feeding truck to be pulled backward. Employee #1, who was working behind the truck, was pinned against a utility pole and killed. The driver of the truck was at the side of the truck operating levers that raised the outriggers. Raising the outriggers allowed the truck to be pulled backward. There were no chocks under the wheels.

Keywords: CHOCK, PINNED, WORK RULES, JAMMED, CRUSHED, TRUCK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE, WINCH, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105563761			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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