Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14801955 - Tony Nelson Warren

Inspection Information - Office: Kentucky

Inspection Nr: 14801955

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 08/14/1984

Site Address:
Tony Nelson Warren
Dye Knobb Route 1
Bethelridge, KY 42516

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Out of Business

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360584965

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14262208

Event: 08/11/1984

Employee On Radio Tower Killed When Tower Fell Over

THE EMPLOYEES WERE ERECTING THE FIRST FIFTY FOOT SECTION OF A THREE HUNDRED FOOT, 2-WAY RADIO TOWER (ANTENNA). THE SECTION WAS STABLIZED IN A VERTICAL POSITION BY THREE TEMPORARY GUY WIRES. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE TOWER FELL. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS SECURED TO THE TOWER SECTION BY A SAFETY BELT, WAS CARRIED TO HIS DEATH WITH THE FALLING TOWER. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE TOWER MATERIAL WAS MADE BY UNR-ROHN (DIVISION OF UNR, INC.), MID-WEST DIVISION, PEORIA,ILLINOIS.

Keywords:communication tower, collapse, safety belt, construction, guy, fall, tower, unstable position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	14801955			Fatality	Fracture	Electricians

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