Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201773462 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201773462 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 09/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313608507	09/19/2009	1731	238210	Ocean Cable Group, Inc.

Abstract: On September 18, 2009, Employee #1 was removing a mid-span aerial drop. He placed a ladder, with utility hooks deployed, against a CATV trunk cable on the drop side of the cable and approximately 2 ft from the drop. The drop was approximately 83 ft from the mid-span to the house and the trunk cable was approximately 20 ft above ground. When Employee #1 cut the cable, he fell from the ladder to the street and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CABLE TV WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, LADDER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313608507			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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