Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 57451.015 - Two employees are killed in communications tower collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 57451.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/01/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
957188.015	02/01/2014		237130	S. & S. Communication Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:37 a.m. on February 1, 2014, two employees were removing tubular diagonal bracing from a communications tower. As they were replacing the bracing with ? inch angle iron at a 60-70 ft section, the communications tower collapsed. Suffering crushing and impalement from the structural metal, both employees were killed due to multiple injuries to the head, torso and extremities.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Crushing, Head, Impaled, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		340	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	957188.015	32	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:
2	957188.015	27	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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