Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14528186 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM AERIAL LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14528186 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/10/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18028787	05/12/1988	1623	0	Riley Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON MAY 10, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, AN ELECTRIC POWER LINE REPAIRMAN, WAS RIDING IN THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT TRUCK AS IT WAS MOVING TO A WORK LOCATION. HE WAS PULLED FROM THE BUCKET BY A LOW HANGING (13 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE PAVEMENT) INSULATED COMMUNICATION CABLE AND FELL TO THE ROAD SURFACE. HE WAS KILLED. THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RIDING IN THE BUCKET, OR, IN THE VERY LEAST, SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED IN THE BUCKET BY SOME MEANS.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION CABLE, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18028787			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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