Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171060056 - Employee Dies After Falling From A 130 Foot Tower

Accident Summary Nr: 171060056 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303611966	11/06/2000	1791	0	Intermountain Tower Specialists

Abstract: Employee #1 fell to his death from a 130 foot tower. He was using a come-a-long type hand hoist to relieve pressure from the wave guide ladder, so bolts could be removed and the securing straps relocated. He used a full body harness. However, he failed to tie off the safety cable next to the tower clombing pegs, instead choosing to attach his lanyard to the wave guide ladder he was working on. The wave hide ladder came loose and fell, pulling Employee #1 by his safety harness and lanyard to his death.

Keywords: FALL, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		250	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303611966			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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