Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200381051 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Fromtelecommunication Tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200381051 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311879019	09/08/2010	1731	238210	Sargent Electric Company

Abstract: On September 7, 2010, Employee #1 was working on a tower for an antenna change-out/upgrade project. He was wearing a personal fall arrest system (PFAS). His lanyard was connected to a mast on the antenna. The mast served as the anchorage point. The wind caused Employee #1 to fall. The force generated by the fall caused the mast to bend over which allowed the snap-hook to slide off the anchorage point. Employee #1 was injured when he fell approximately 85 ft and landed on an ice breaker platform where his harness became entangled in metal. He was brought to the ground by emergency service personnel. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks for treatment of unspecified internal injuries and fractures.

Keywords: ANCHOR, FRACTURE, PPE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANTENNA, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	10	100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311879019			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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