Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303641872 - Big Horn Towers Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303641872

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 03/08/2001

Site Address:
Big Horn Towers Inc.
2.7 Mi. West Of City
Wilson, OK 73463

Mailing Address:
2801 Howard Court, Denton, TX 76209

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/2001

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 05/08/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100642032

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	06/12/2001	06/20/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260552 A01	06/12/2001	06/20/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260552 B01 II	06/12/2001	06/20/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200641769

Event: 03/07/2001

Employee falls from tower and dies

At approximately 3:50 p.m. on March 7, 2001, Employee #1, a crew leader, and three coworkers were replacing a 1.625 in. coax cable on the top of a 400 ft wire guy tower. After climbing the tower, Employee #1 tied off to the electrical capstan hoist load line. In the process of riding the line down, cable snap-ins were removed that secured the old cable to the side of the tower. On the ground, the new cable was tied to the hoist line and Employee #1 rode the hoist load line back up to the top of the tower, where the new cable was temporarily secured. The old cable was tied in to the hoist line at the top of the tower and Employee #1 got on the hoist load line and signaled the trainee hoist operator to lower the line. Employee #1 and old cable were lowered about 20 ft when the line stopped sliding around the drum of the capstan hoist. The trainee hoist operator was instructed to remove one of six wraps of rope from the drum. In attempting to remove a wrap the rope line came off the hoist drum, and Employee #1 and the old cable fell from near the top of the tower to the ground. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: DRUM HOIST, HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, DRUM, HOIST, FALL, LOAD LINE, HOISTLINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303641872			Fatality	Concussion	Electrical power installers and repairers

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