Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170060065 - Employee injured in fall from radio tower

Accident Summary Nr: 170060065 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111109799	08/26/1994	3663	0	Century Twenty-One Communications Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 24, 1994, Employee #1 was repairing a radio tower with an arc welder. He was wearing a positioning belt with a 1 in. nylon strap to hold him in place. No safety belt or fall arrest system was in use. The nylon positioning strap contacted the hot spot on the tower and melted through. Employee #1 fell approximately 50 ft, striking the roof of a shack, an open fence gate, and the ground. He suffered a broken back, a broken leg, and a broken ankle, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAT, COMMUNICATION TOWER, REPAIR, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARC WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111109799			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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