Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310059720 - Comcast

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 310059720

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 06/14/2007

Site Address:
Comcast
2438 35th Ave
Oakland, CA 94601

Mailing Address:
12647 Alcosta Blvd, Ste 200, San Ramon, CA 94583

Union Status: Union

SIC:4841

NAICS: 515210/Cable and Other Subscription Programming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101501823
Accident	101501849

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	Other	3203 A07 F	09/13/2007	10/16/2007	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201507720

Event: 06/05/2007

Employee Fractures Leg in Fall

On June 5, 2007, Employee #1 was undergoing training as a cable-TV installer. Employee #1 was assigned to field work under two, more experienced, coworkers to install cable-TV for new customers. This assignment entailed climbing electric utility poles for installation. While attempting to climb an electric utility pole, Employee #1 became fatigued and fell 25 feet to a concrete sidewalk. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair a fractured femur and tibia on his right leg. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1 was overweight, which provided a challenge while climbing utility poles to install the cable-TV. Due to this added difficulty, Employee #1 became fatigued and was no longer able to adequately hold himself up, leading to his fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FATIGUE, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310059720			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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