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Inspection: 103638177 - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City | ||||
| Nr: 103638177 | Report ID: 0627700 | Open Date: 10/07/1986 | ||
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,Inc. | ||||
| Commerce Street At Moore Street Ardmore, OK 73401 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 4813/Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone | ||||
| Mailing: 925 West Broadway, Ardmore, OK 73401 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/09/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 12/22/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360154033 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14241178 | Event: 10/02/1986 | Fall - Failure Of Utility Pole | ||||
| AN EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING COMMUNICATION LINES FROM UTILITY POLES THAT WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED. HE CLIMBED ONE OF THE POLES AND, WITHOUT RELIEVING THE TENSION ON THE LINES, CUT THE CABLE AND THE SUSPENSION STRAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POLE. THE TENSION ON THE POLE FROM THE LINES ON THE NORTH SIDE CAUSED THE POLE TO FAIL, AND IT BROKE AT GROUND LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE FELL WITH THE POLE, AND IT PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. | ||||||
| Keywords: telecom work, communication cable, e tc, crushed, fall, suspension strand, utility pole | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 103638177 | Fatality | Concussion | Telephone line installers and repairers | ||