Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380474 - Employee dies after fall from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201380474 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 05/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305068827	05/10/2002	1799	562910	O2 Wireless Solutions Inc

Abstract: On May 10, 2002, Employee #1 was running cable to an antenna that was being installed on a mono pole when he fell 80 feet off the tower to the ground. He was transported by ambulance and then by helicopter to Hackensack Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ. He remained in a coma until he died on May 18, 2002.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		110	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305068827			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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