Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80511.015 - Telecommunication Tower Worker is Crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 80511.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1101175.015	10/22/2015		541330	Consolidated Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 p.m. on October 21, 2015, a worker was inspecting a telecommunication tower, which he accessed through the tower's elevator. The worker exited the elevator and tied off to the tower for the inspection with no incident. However, after the worker completed his inspection, he boarded the elevator without unhooking his lanyard from the tower. As the elevator began to descend, the attached lanyard pulled the worker out of the elevator, resulting in him being crushed between the elevator and tower. The worker died as a result of injury to his head, neck, and upper torso.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Communication Tower, Crushed, Elevator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1101175.015	64	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer

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