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Accident Summary Nr: 200620326 - Employee killed in fall from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200620326 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 03/12/1999
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30248319303/15/199916230Irby Construction Company

Abstract: On March 12, 1999, Employee #1 and two coworkers, of the Irby Construction Company, were on a telecommunications tower in Dickson, Tennessee. The approximately 480 ft tall was triangular and about 3 ft on a side. The workers were moving a cell phone antenna from the 200 ft level up to the 330 ft level, a job they had already been doing for two days. At the time of the accident, they had been on the tower for approximately 3 hours. They had just finished for the day when Employee #1 fell 330 ft to the ground and was killed. He had been wearing a personal fall arrest system consisting of a body harness, a lanyard with a deceleration device, and a double lanyard with shepherd hooks. The workers were required by Irby Construction to be tied off 100 percent of the time. Employee #1 was also wearing a safety strap, which was used when the workers got into their work positions.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TIE-OFF
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator Alteration or rehabilitation Under $50,000 480 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 302483193 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 330 feet
Cause: Erecting structural steel
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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