Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122121957 - Bell Atlantic

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122121957

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 12/22/1997

Site Address:
Bell Atlantic
Pawtucket Blvd
Lowell, MA 01853

Mailing Address:
125 High Street, Boston, MA 02110

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200770915	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200770162

Event: 12/22/1997

Employee injured in fall when lift bucket malfunctions

Employee #1, a lineman for Bell Atlantic, was part of a four-person team removing a telephone cable that had become embedded in a tree limb. He was in the elevated Telsta bucket lift of a 1988 Ford F-800 diesel truck when the bucket unexpectedly began to descend and he was left hanging with the tree limb under his arms as he yelled out "Stop!" His lanyard was attached to the bucket's metal frame and the combination of his body weight and the increasing tension on his lifeline caused the tree limb to snap. Employee #1 fell, landing on his back behind the left side of the bucket. He suffered a fractured skull, a bruised spine, fractured ribs, and minor contusions. Police and EMTs responded and transported him to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, TELECOM WORK, TREE LIMB, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122121957			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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