Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202338356 - Employee Struck and Killed By Cable Spool
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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306686346 | 05/10/2003 | 1731 | 238210 | J.D.S. Electric, Inc. |
Abstract: Employee #1 was feeding cable into an underground conduit for four reels of cable weighing 390 lbs each that were spindled on a galvanized pipe and supported on the forks of a Lull lift vehicle. The forks of the Lull lift were raised 9 ft above the ground. The galvanized pipe drifted to one side as the cable was being unfurled from the reels and dropped between the steel forks of the Lull onto Employee #1, fatally injuring him.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 306686346 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |