Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200643211 - Employee killed in fall from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200643211 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308063056	04/26/2005	1791	238120	Texoma Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on April 26, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing co-axial cables that would connect cellular antennas. The antennas, located on an existing 360 ft tall, triangular communication tower, were to be connected to an equipment building at the base of the tower. At approximately 10:15 a.m., after the cables had been installed, Employee #1 needed to move across the co-axial cables that had been suspended from the tower. As he was doing so, he fell about 240 ft and was killed. Subsequent investigation revealed that both workers were wearing safety harnesses with positioning devices. These devices connected to D-rings on the sides of their harnesses and allowed them to connect to the tower braces in front of them. However, neither employee was wearing a lanyard that connected to the back of their harnesses.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		360	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308063056			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 240 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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