Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101832.015 - Employee falls from antenna and lands on garage roof and is

Accident Summary Nr: 101832.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 12/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285561.015	12/29/2017		517210	Mercury Network Corporation

Abstract: At 9:22 a.m. on December 28, 2017, an employee had climbed approximately 35 feet up a self-supporting Rohn 25 triangular lattice residential television antenna tower to install a new internet communication transceiver. The employee disconnected his work positioning and was starting to climb down the tower when his coworker heard something hit the garage roof. The coworker ran to the back of the house and saw the employee lying on the ground, unresponsive. The employee suffered traumatic brain injury and was killed as a result of his fall.

Keywords: Brain, Communication Tower, Fall, PPE, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1285561.015	31	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer

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