Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101556553 - Southern Bell

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101556553

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 03/04/1987

Site Address:
Southern Bell
Loxahatchee River Rd. & Roebuck
Jupiter, FL 33458

Mailing Address:
6451 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/27/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360650865

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260201 A01	04/07/1987	04/10/1987	$490	$490	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14342612

Event: 03/02/1987

FALL - COMMUNICATIONS STRAND CAUGHT ON TRUCK BUMPER

TWO EMPLOYEES OF A TELEPHONE UTILITY WERE STRINGING COMMUNICATIONS STRAND BETWEEN TWO UTILITY POLES. A TWO-LANE ROAD RAN BETWEEN THE TWO POLES. THE STRAND WAS CONNECTED TO THE POLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RUN ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE ROADWAY. THE TWO EMPLOYEES THEN CONNECTED THE STRAND TO THE OTHER POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS APPARENTLY STANDING ON THE STRAND AT GROUND LEVEL. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN AERIAL LIFT BUCKET. A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE ROAD RAN OVER THE STRAND, AND THE STRAND CAUGHT ON THE RIGHT OF THE TRUCK'S REAR BUMPER. THE TRUCK PULLED THE STRAND TAUT BETWEEN THE TWO POLES, AND THE EMPLOYEE STANDING ON THE STRAND WAS CARRIED UP TO THE CLAMP WHERE IT WAS ANCHORED TO THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE'S ANKLES WERE AMPUTATED, AND HE FELL ABOUT 30 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, E TC, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK, FALL, STRAND INSTALLATION, SUSPENSION STRAND, UTILITY POLE, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101556553			Fatality	Amputation	Telephone line installers and repairers

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