Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450344 - Employee killed in fall from radio tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200450344 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300330651	12/15/1997	1731	0	Southern Broadcast Services Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing down a radio communications tower when he fell approximately 100 ft. He was killed.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, 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		500	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300330651			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.