Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117289.015 - Employee fractures both feet and knees in falling tower

Accident Summary Nr: 117289.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409890.015	06/14/2019		517210	Hillbilly Wireless Internet

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 23, 2019, an employee was attached to a communications tower with fall protection equipment on the second section about 15 feet above ground level. The employee placed a safety rope from the tower to a building to prevent the tower from falling. The employee then detached the tower at the 30 foot anchor to the building. The employed removed the bolts from the top 10 foot section and applied pressure with a winch. The winch was unable to lift the top section due to it being rusted so the employed removed the safety rope and tried the winch again. The bolts holding the tower to the concrete broke and the tower fell. The employee rode the tower to the ground and suffered fractures to both feet and knees for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Winch

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Demolition				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1409890.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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