Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116472.015 - Employee is killed in fall from TV tower

Accident Summary Nr: 116472.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402846.015	05/22/2019		811213	Precision Communications Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 22, 2019, an employee was working on repairing a distribution line on a 2,000 ft TV tower. The employee was located approximately halfway up the tower (1,000 ft) when he fell and was killed during a repositioning attempt.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair				1000	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1402846.015	48	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 1000 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1000 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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