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Accident Summary Nr: 155281.015 - Employee is killed in fall from communication antenna to gro

Accident Summary Nr: 155281.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/05/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1661813.015	04/06/2023		237130	Trinity Network Consultants, Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on April 5, 2023, Employee #1 had inserted three of the six connecting bolts to connect the top section to the lower section of the ROHN 45G lattice antenna tower being erected. Employee #1 disconnected the large safety clip of the sole lanyard positioning device with his right hand from the antenna lattice member being used as an anchor point and attempted to adjust the tie off point to another lattice member. He held on to the vertical tower with his left hand; then, lost his grip and fell to the ground. The employee was killed. The employee had complications from blunt traumatic injuries of the torso, fractures, abrasions, and lacerations.

Keywords: Abrasion, Antenna, Blunt force trauma, Communication Tower, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Lanyard, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1661813.015	72	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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