Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200524429 - Employee killed in fall from cell phone tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200524429 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304787971	10/09/2001	1791	0	Sioux Falls Tower Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: On October 9, 2001, Employee #1 was helping to erect a cell phone tower west of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, when he fell 140 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, 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		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304787971			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 140 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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