Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156205.015 - Employee is killed in fall from cell tower

Accident Summary Nr: 156205.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 05/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1669161.015	05/10/2023		541330	Mps Site Development Services, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 9, 2023, an employee was working at approximately 345 feet in height on the cell tower while he observed storms approaching from the west. The crew leader decided to leave the jobsite and started putting his tools away. The crew leader was putting his tools in the trailer, when he heard the employee screaming. He turned around and saw the employee falling down from the tower. The employee was killed. The cause of death was blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Communication Tower, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Storm, Tower

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1669161.015	33	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer

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