Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14541742 - Fall From Elevation Due To Rig Collapse

**Accident: 14541742 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/14/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1211127	05/15/1984	1623	Lemco Construction Inc

AN EMPLOYEE WAS TYING OFF CONDUCTORS TO A TOWER FOR A 500-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. HIS SAFETY BELT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RIGGING. THE CLEVIS USED TO ANCHOR THE RIGGING HAD A COTTER PIN IN ITS SHACKLE. SIDE LOADING ON THE SHACKLE CAUSED THE COTTER PIN TO SHEAR AND RELEASE THE RIGGING. THE EMPLOYEE RODE THE RIGGING TO THE GROUND, STRIKING POLES AND THE ROADWAY. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Keywords: rigging, safety belt, cotter pin, shackle, elec utility work, fall, tower, transmission tower

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1211127			Fatality	Concussion	Electrical power installers and repairers

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