Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407186 - Employee killed in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201407186 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307697490	06/26/2004	1623	237130	Grant Tower Inc

Abstract: On June 26, 2004, Employee #1 was descending a communications tower when he fell approximately 300 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307697490			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 300 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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