Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000842 - Employee killed in fall while working on tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200000842 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302250857	11/29/1999	1791	0	Ohio Valley Tower Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to erect a tower. He was tightening the nuts on the bolts holding the tower together when he fell approximately 40 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302250857			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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