Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230704 - Employee killed when helicopter crashes during cable work

Accident Summary Nr: 200230704 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300209269	06/03/1998	1623	0	Winco, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the skid of a helicopter while installing a fiber optic cable on top of a structure used to support 260 kv power transmission lines. The tail rotor of the helicopter contacted the fiber optic cable causing the aircraft to crash. Employee #1 was killed and the helicopter pilot was injured.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, HELICOPTER, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, LOST CONTROL, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300209269			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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