Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202311411 - Employee Killed In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202311411 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303946974	01/10/2001	1731	0	Putnam Communications Service Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 rappelled approximately 10 ft down the side of an apartment building to drill a hole in the building. Employee #1 had his feet on some horizontal cables and was stationary when he was attempting to untie a knot on a karabiner. Employee #1 lost his grip on the rope then the rope slip through the karabiner. Employee #1 fell approximately 75 ft and was killed

Keywords: FALL, RAPPELLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	8	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303946974			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 75 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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