OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221488968
L08P FIBER LLC
CECIL, AL—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by cable
Investigation abstract
At 2:45 p.m. on August 16, 2022, an employee was acting as ground hand for the in installation of pole mounted fiber optic line where the crew was preparing to raise a steel cable that been laid across the road. The employee exited the work truck and was preparing to place cones around the truck and on the cable when a car passing through the work zone caught the cable on one of its wheels which caused it to strike the employee and crush him between the rear of the truck and the cable. The employee died due to chest trauma and broken ribs.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7055
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