Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655993 - Employee's hand crushed by falling radio tower

Accident Summary Nr: 655993 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 06/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113545883	06/16/1999	1731	0	Beacon Tower Service Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was sweeping debris from under a 300 ft high, 14,000 lb radio antenna that had been raised by two 10-ton hydraulic jacks to facilitate replacement of a damaged base insulator. One of the jacks twisted and the tower fell, crushing Employee #1's right hand.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, HYDRAULIC JACK, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	300

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113545883			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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