Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202338356 - Employee Struck and Killed By Cable Spool

Accident Summary Nr: 202338356 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: CONDUIT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306686346			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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