Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 855718 - Employee dies after falling from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 855718 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103303061	10/20/1993	1623	0	Leblanc Communications, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 19, 1993, Employee #1 was working at a height of 100 feet installing a communication tower. He had apparently connected his climber belt to the load line on a gin pole, but the pole toppled from the tower, throwing Employee #1 to the ground and killing him.

Keywords: GIN POLE, COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103303061			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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