Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103638177 - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103638177

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 10/07/1986

Site Address:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,Inc.
Commerce Street At Moore Street
Ardmore, OK 73401

Mailing Address:
925 West Broadway, Ardmore, OK 73401

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/22/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360154033

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14241178

Event: 10/02/1986

FALL - FAILURE OF UTILITY POLE

AN EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING COMMUNICATION LINES FROM UTILITY POLES THAT WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED. HE CLIMBED ONE OF THE POLES AND, WITHOUT RELIEVING THE TENSION ON THE LINES, CUT THE CABLE AND THE SUSPENSION STRAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POLE. THE TENSION ON THE POLE FROM THE LINES ON THE NORTH SIDE CAUSED THE POLE TO FAIL, AND IT BROKE AT GROUND LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE FELL WITH THE POLE, AND IT PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, E TC, CRUSHED, FALL, SUSPENSION STRAND, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103638177			Fatality	Concussion	Telephone line installers and repairers

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