Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002145 - Employee Is Killed When Tower Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200002145 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308097484	01/22/2006	1799	238990	Rocky Mountain Erection Company

Abstract: On January 21, 2006, Employee #1 was working on a tower. A bulldozer's track became entangled with the tail of the tower's guy. The dozer pulled the grip off of the guy, causing the tower to collapse. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

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		80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308097484			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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