Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138873.015 - Employee falls from telecommunication tower and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 138873.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551539.015	09/07/2021		237130	Windy City Tower Techs, Llc

Abstract: At 3:05 p.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee climbed a "Mono-Pine" telecommunications tower to reinstall faux tree branches. At some point, the employee fell approximately one hundred feet and received blunt force injuries. Emergency medical services transported the employee to the hospital, where the employee died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Communication Tower, Emergency Response, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Telecom Work

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other				100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1551539.015	21	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer	Distance of Fall: 100 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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