Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1325603.015 - Pacific Bell Telephone Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Investigation Summary

At 1:30 p.m. on June 16, 2018, Employee #1 was running a fiber optic cable from a pole across the street. He was holding the cable, wearing leather gloves. Before climbing the ladder, he removed his gloves and attached the other end of the cable to a "ram's hook" at the eave of the house. As he continued to lay out the cable from the splice case to the outside wall of the house, he felt an itchiness on his right thumb. He descended the ladder and removed his gloves. He continued laying out the cable on the outside wall of the house. He felt a sting on his right thumb after the work was done. Employee #1 thought that he had been bitten by a spider. Around 9:00 p.m. he went to a nearby ER, but was not hospitalized. He returned to the hospital for treatment on June 19, 2018, surgery was done, and he was admitted.

Keywords: Cable Tv Work, Glove, Ladder