Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100378 - Employee Killed In Fall From Communications Tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200100378 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301919536	10/23/1998	1799	0	Summit Tower Services Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were erecting an approximately 180 ft tall communications tower. Employee #1 was rappelling down from the top of the tower when he fell to his death.

Keywords: communication tower, work rules, construction, descending, steel erection, fall, fall protection, rappelling, tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301919536			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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