Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 50006.015 - Two employees fall from helicopter and are killed

Accident Summary Nr: 50006.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
926503.015	08/05/2013		237130	Haverfield International Corporation

Abstract: At 9:15 a. m. on August 5, 2013, Employee #1 and #2 were connected to a long line that was attached to a helicopter, hovering 300 feet in the air, transporting the two employees to the towers. The helicopter came in contact with an overhead steel line which cut the long line, causing Employee #1 and #2 to fall to the ground, killing them.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Helicopter, Steel, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	926503.015	25	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	926503.015	26	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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