Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92755.015 - Employee falls from a spider basket while working on a commu

Accident Summary Nr: 92755.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207335.015	02/02/2017		237130	Great Lakes Aerial Maintenance And Construction Company Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 28, 2017, an employee was working about 13 feet up a cell tower in a spider basket taking steel off of the tower for the new reinforcement when he took it upon himself to hang from the outside of the basket to try and check a power cord for the basket that was not working properly. Because the employee was not tied off to the "D" ring, he fell and had nothing attached to adequately keep him from falling to the ground, resulting in fractures to the lower back.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Fall, Fall Protection, Personnel Cage

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation				60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1207335.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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