Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711299 - One employee killed, second injured in fall from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200711299 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 09/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302662077	09/07/2000	1623	0	V.L. Strickland Tower Services, Inc.

Abstract: On September 1, 2000, two workers were installing an antenna on a 300-foot communication tower when the cable of the hoisting winch they had hooked onto snapped. The workers fell about 185-feet. Employee #1 died and Employee #2 sustained injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, HOIST, FALL, TOWER, WINCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Other		Under $50,000		300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302662077			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 185 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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