Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460517 - Employee injured in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200460517 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302064761	06/08/1999	1623	0	Lavin Communication

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a contractor that was hired to add steel for additional devices on an existing communications tower. He apparently climbed without fall protection to a height of 65 ft and then fell as he moved horizontally on the tower. Employee #1 landed on his feet but sustained injuries that resulted in one leg being surgically amputated below the knee. Apparently, it was common practice for employees to free climb, without fall protection, to heights of up to 80 ft, and then to tie off as they moved horizontally from work station to work station.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, TOWER, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		200

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302064761			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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.