Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17710518 - Bell Of Pennsylvania

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17710518

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 04/08/1994

Site Address:
Bell Of Pennsylvania
Bet. 252 Concord Rd. & 27 Seward Lane
Aston, PA 19014

Mailing Address:
One Parkway 11c, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360873749

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14244818

Event: 04/08/1994

FALL - AERIAL LIFT FAILURE

A power line worker was in an aerial lift bucket, lowering the boom back into the truck bed. A cable on the aerial lift had broken. When a second cable broke, the boom fell freely, causing the employee to fall out of the bucket. The employee, who was not using fall protection equipment, was killed.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, AERIAL LIFT, EJECTED, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, BROKEN CABLE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17710518					Occupation Not Listed

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