Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 50726.015 - Employee falls from communication tower and is killed
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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931468.015 | 08/17/2013 | 237130 | Custom Tower, Llc |
Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 17, 2013, Employee #1 was sitting in the seat sling of a tower climbing harness. He was 125 feet above the ground on a communication tower, waiting for a coworker to put on his gear and climb up to help install two communicating dishes for a cellular company. His tower climbing harness was attached to the tower with a positioning lanyard, but he did not have his double lanyard with him that attached to the back upper D-ring of the harness to the tower. Employee #1 disconnected his positioning lanyard to reposition himself and fell to the ground, killing him.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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New project or new addition | 300 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 931468.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: 125 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 125 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: |