Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 658195 - Employee killed in fall from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 658195 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 01/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123333411	01/26/1998	1799	0	Commercial Tower, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a communication tower, replacing the braces with stronger ones in preparation for installation of an antennae. He was to the left of a horizontal brace when he inadvertently unbolted it. This allowed his positioning hook to slide off and Employee #1 fell 120 ft to the ground. He was transported to the hospital, where he was declared dead.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		195	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123333411			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 120 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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