Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1438687.015 - Tower Inspection, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1438687.015

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 10/17/2019

Site Address:
Tower Inspection, Inc.
Og&E Tower #59 Spiro Tower
Spiro, OK 74959

Mailing Address:
3317 Cherokee Drive, Muskogee, OK 74403

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2019

Emphasis: P:Gifall, L:Gifall

Case Closed: 04/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1509001	Yes
Inspection	1438695	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,398	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,398
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100269 G02 IV C 2	03/30/2020	04/22/2020	$0	$5,398	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120848.015

Event: 10/14/2019

Employee sustains brain damage in fall descending tower

At 4:15 p.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee working as a telecommunications technician for a tower inspection service was climbing down a tower structure. The employee fell and struck ground below. The employee fractured his wrist and sustained brain damage, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Communication Tower, Descending, Electronic Technicn, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Inspecting, Inspection, Ladder, Safety Device, Technician, Telecom Work, Tower, Traumatic Brain Injury, Work Surface, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438687.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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