Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280427 - Employee died in fall from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201280427 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302369574	09/28/1998	1731	0	Andrew Systems, Inc.

Abstract: A four-person crew was installing an antenna on a pole. The pole was equipped with a fall arrest cable. Two crewmembers started climbing the pole to install a winch system. They were wearing personal fall arrest equipment. During the ascent, one of them fell approximately 46 meters to the ground. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. His lanyard had not been secured to the fall arrest cable.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302369574			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 150 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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