Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145258.015 - Employee is killed in fall from cell tower

Accident Summary Nr: 145258.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1588761.015	03/29/2022		237130	Coastal Tower Service, Llc

Abstract: At 12:56 p.m. on November 17, 2021, Employees #1, #2 and #3, all Tower Technicians employed by a communication tower and equipment installation and maintenance company, were upgrading communication tower antennas at height. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 180 feet, striking the communication tower as he was falling, and landed on the ground. Emergency medical services arrived and pronounced Employee #1 dead at the jobsite due to injuries sustained from the fall.

Keywords: Antenna, Communication Tower, Communication Worker, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1588761.015	53	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 180 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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