Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374254 - Employee killed in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200374254 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310969472	07/02/2007	1799	237990	Snelling Communications, Inc.

Abstract: On June 30, 2007, Employee #1 was raising a mount for antennas on a cellular phone tower. He was using a come-along attached to a step bolt above the mount when the step bolt broke and the winch dropped several feet. This caused Employee #1 to lose his balance. He fell approximately 170 ft to the ground and was killed. It was later determined that Employee #1 was not tied off.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, FALL, TIE-OFF, WINCH, COMMUNICATION WORKER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310969472			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Landing Materials (Hoi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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