Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201440195 - Employee killed in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201440195 -- Report ID: 0316120 -- Event Date: 03/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301104329	03/15/1999	1731	0	Teltronic Towers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was retrofitting cross bracing on a communications tower. He was leaning into his positioning device when the hook slipped between a fixed ladder bracket and a cross brace. Employee #1 fell 180 ft and was killed.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301104329			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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