Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370591 - Employee killed in fall while descending tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200370591 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302425368	08/31/1999	1623	0	Horne Brother'S Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a contractor erecting a 250 ft tall self-supporting communications tower. At approximately 6:30 p.m., he finished installing a flashing light at the top of the tower and began descending the outside of the structural members using a nylon hoist rope. Employee #1 was wearing a harness equipped with one lanyard and a tool pouch. When he was approximately 200 ft above the ground, he slipped and fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple blunt force traumas and died as a result of his injuries. He did not have the appropriate equipment, such as a safety line and rope grip system, or a double lanyard system, to ensure 100 percent tie-off while descending. The weather was clear at the time of the accident, and was not a factor.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, 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	302425368			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 200 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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