Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2456382 - Southern Bell

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2456382

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 11/25/1985

Site Address:
Southern Bell
Dominico Lane
Ramrod Key, FL 33050

Mailing Address:
666 Nw 79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360650717

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14525448

Event: 11/22/1985

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANTENNA

A TELEPHONE COMPANY EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT. HE THREW A CHAIN AROUND A JOINT-USE UTILITY POLE TO ATTACH A COME-ALONG. THE VEHICLE FROM WHICH HE WAS WORKING WAS ENERGIZED BY CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHEN THE CHAIN CONTACTED THE POLE GROUND WIRE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, E TC, ELECTROCUTED, UTILITY POLE, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2456382			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.