Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 73808.015 - Two workers are injured when struck by falling tower section

Accident Summary Nr: 73808.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 01/28/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1021458.015	01/29/2015		238210	Ne Colorado Cellular, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 28, 2015, Employee #1 and Employee #2, employed by a cellular phone company, were working on a 15-foot section of tower, installing connections for the tower's cable ladder system. The tower section was sitting freely, that is, not secured, on the ground. There was a wind advisory for the area. The two employees were on one side of the tower section when a gust of wind apparently caused the section to fall over. The section struck and fell onto the two employees. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 and Employee #2 were transported to the hospital. They both were admitted, and both were treated for fractured bones.

Keywords: Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Struck By, Tower, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		75

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1021458.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1021458.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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