Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 786350 - Employee dies in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 786350 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 01/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115737595	01/06/1992	4813	0	Clackamas Communications Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115756595	03/16/1992	4813	0	Clackamas Communications Inc

Abstract: Two employees of a communications company were installing antennae cables and raceways in the center tube of a 603 foot high communications tower. The employees were working from the vertical ladder that ran up the center of the tube. Employee #1 fell 375 feet down the ladder tube and died. A preliminary investigation indicated either that the employee was not using the ladder safety device or that it failed.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115737595			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	115756595					Occupation Not Listed

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