Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14503304 - FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14503304 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100046044	07/24/1986	4813	0	Southwestern Bell Telephone, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was about 3.7 meters above the ground working from a nonconductive ladder supported by an overhead distribution cable. A service drop to a residence was connected to the cable near the ladder. The employee cut the service drop, causing the distribution cable to move with the release of tension. The resultant movement caused the employee, who was not using fall protection equipment, to fall from the ladder. The employee fractured his hip and his collarbone as a result of the fall. He was hospitalized and died of his injuries 3 days after the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COMMUNICATION CABLE, COLLARBONE, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100046044			Fatality	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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