Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100811363 - Employee killed in falll from cell phone tower

Accident Summary Nr: 100811363 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 03/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304114770	03/29/2002	1623	0	Avitech, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m., on March 28, 2002, Employee #1 of Avitech, Inc., he was in the process of installing "J-bolts" in the wave guide ladder of a cellphone tower under construction while simultaneously pulling the hoist rope down with him as he descended the tower. For undetermined reasons, Employee #1 disconnected his safety lanyards (two each) and fell approximately 160 ft. During the fall, he struck the tower framework several times and grazed the upper body of coworker working 40 ft below him. The coworker was not injured. Preliminary indications suggest that the wind was gusting to approximately 28 miles per hour at the time of the fall.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304114770			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 160 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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