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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1588761.01503/29/2022237130Coastal 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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