Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121905.015 - Employee is killed in fall from cell tower

Accident Summary Nr: 121905.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446625.015	11/16/2019		237130	Pegasus Tower Co.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on November 16, 2019, Employee #1 was working on a communication tower, during a construction project. Employee #1 worked on attaching sections, four and five of the tower, located approximately 80 to 90 feet above ground. While Employee #1 bolted the sections together, on one of the three legs of the tower, he accidentally fell, a distance of 80-90 feet, from the tower to the ground. Employee #1 then sustained numerous fatal injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Bolt, Bolting, Communication Tower, Construction, Fall, Falling Object, Leg, Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1446625.015	43	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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