Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152202.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling rigging

Accident Summary Nr: 152202.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 12/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1639724.015	12/16/2022		517919	Neticom, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on December 15, 2023, an employee and four coworkers were installing upgraded radios and antennas on a telecommunications transmitting and receiving tower approximately 190 feet above the ground. The employee was part of the up tower crew that was preparing to raise a hybrid line further up the tower. The hybrid line was attached to the tower by a hoisting grip which failed causing the rigging and hybrid line to fall. The employee was struck and entangled by the line and the rigging. The employee suffered broken bones, contusions, crushing injuries, internal injuries, and lacerations that resulted in his death.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Communication Tower, Contusion, Crushing, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Installing, Internal Injuries, Laceration, Rigging, Struck By, Telecom Work

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1639724.015	32	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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