Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1409890.015 - Hillbilly Wireless Internet

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1409890.015

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 06/14/2019

Site Address:
Hillbilly Wireless Internet
121 N Main
Searcy, AR 72143

Mailing Address:
421 S. Main Street, Cave City, AR 72521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 517210

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1465360	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$1,200
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	19040039 A02	06/21/2019		$1,200	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117289.015

Event: 05/23/2019

Employee fractures both feet and knees in falling tower

At 1:00 p.m. on May 23, 2019, an employee was attached to a communications tower with fall protection equipment on the second section about 15 feet above ground level. The employee placed a safety rope from the tower to a building to prevent the tower from falling. The employee then detached the tower at the 30 foot anchor to the building. The employed removed the bolts from the top 10 foot section and applied pressure with a winch. The winch was unable to lift the top section due to it being rusted so the employed removed the safety rope and tried the winch again. The bolts holding the tower to the concrete broke and the tower fell. The employee rode the tower to the ground and suffered fractures to both feet and knees for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Winch

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409890.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

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