Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125835538 - Western Inspirational Broadcasters, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125835538

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/08/1998

Site Address:
Western Inspirational Broadcasters, Inc.
Tahoe Mountain
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

Mailing Address:
6363 Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4832

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/20/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361505050

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	11/23/1998	11/27/1998	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618458

Event: 09/23/1998

Employee injured in fall from tree while servicing antenna

On September 23, 1998, Employee #1, the chief radio engineer for Western Inspirational Broadcasters, was servicing several FM radio transmitting and receiving antennas that were positioned between 40 and 80 ft in a large pine tree on top of Tahoe Mountain. After servicing the two highest antennas, he climbed down and tied-off to an overhead branch. He was working on the lowest antenna when the branch broke and he fell 40 ft to the ground, where he was found by a hiker. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries, and was taken by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital. He was later flown by Life Flight to Woshoe Medical Center in Reno, NV, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, TELECOM WORK, TREE LIMB, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125835538			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Broadcast equipment operators

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