Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 908442 - Employee killed in fall from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 908442 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301759718	10/27/1998	1731	0	Steimel Communications, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers had finished installing an antenna system and were strapping grounds and wave guides. Employee #1 was rigging his fall arrest system to a hoist line to swing out under the antenna when he slipped and fell approximately 200 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301759718			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 200 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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