Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1285561.015 - Mercury Network Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1285561.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 12/29/2017

Site Address:
Mercury Network Corporation
230 E. Church St.
Mishicot, WI 54228

Mailing Address:
1011 Washington Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 517210

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/29/2017

Emphasis: P:Fall, L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/14/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1296131

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,108	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,108
Current Penalty	$10,864	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,864
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	Serious	19100268 B06	06/01/2018	09/01/2018	$1,864	$5,174	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100268 G01	06/01/2018	07/09/2018	$9,000	$12,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 101832.015

Event: 12/28/2017

Employee falls from antenna and lands on garage roof and is

At 9:22 a.m. on December 28, 2017, an employee had climbed approximately 35 feet up a self-supporting Rohn 25 triangular lattice residential television antenna tower to install a new internet communication transceiver. The employee disconnected his work positioning and was starting to climb down the tower when his coworker heard something hit the garage roof. The coworker ran to the back of the house and saw the employee lying on the ground, unresponsive. The employee suffered traumatic brain injury and was killed as a result of his fall.

Keywords: Brain, Communication Tower, Fall, PPE, Unconsciousness

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1285561.015	31	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer

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