Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211928 - Employee Is Killed When Communication Tower Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 200211928 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309671519	01/19/2006	1799	238990	Wilbur L. Anderson Inc. Dba Western Towers

Abstract: Employee #1 was raised to near the mid-point of a 90-ft-tall monopole communications tower. The tower was to be removed and replaced by a new self-supporting tower. He secured himself to the pole with a work positioning belt. While Employee #1 was wrapping a nylon sling around the pole, the ground crew removed all of the nuts which secured the base of the pole to the anchorage bolts. The pole had not been secured at the top to prevent toppling. As soon as the last nut was removed, the pole leaned in a northerly direction with Employee #1 still attached to the pole. When the pole fell to the ground, Employee #1 struck the ground and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, COMMUNICATION TOWER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, CONCUSSION, COMMUNICATION, AERIAL LIFT, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000		90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309671519			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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