Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202338265 - Employee killed in fall from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 202338265 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306335134	02/19/2003	1799	238990	Goff Communications, Inc.

Abstract: On February 18, 2003, Employee #1 and other employees were installing sleeve covers over the antennas on a telecommunications tower. Company policy required that during the progress of work employees use fall protection when working at a height of over 6-ft. Employee #1 unhooked his lanyard and inadvertently slipped and fell off the tower 120 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, TELECOM WORK, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANTENNA, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		130	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306335134			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 120 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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