Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303731335 - East Mississippi Towers

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303731335

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 04/23/2002

Site Address:
East Mississippi Towers
17 Miles South Of
Bassett, NE 68714

Mailing Address:
2605 6th St, Meridian, MS 39301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/30/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100050848

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	8			2		10
Current Violations	8			2		10
Initial Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$13,100
Current Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$13,100
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	19260020 B02	09/27/2002	10/30/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B03	09/27/2002	10/21/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260021 B02	09/27/2002	10/30/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260251 A01	09/27/2002	10/21/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19260251 A02	09/27/2002	10/04/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19260251 A06	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
7.	01007	Serious	19260251 C04 III	09/27/2002	10/10/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
8.	01008	Serious	19260251 C11	09/27/2002	10/21/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
9.	02001	Other	19040039 A	09/27/2002	10/30/2002	$100	$100	$0	-
10.	03001	Other	19030019 C01	05/14/2003	06/16/2003	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200051597

Event: 04/22/2002

Employee killed when struck by rigging and counter weight

On April 22, 2002, Employee #1 was part of a crew installing a 3 in. digital coaxial cable onto a 1,524-ft-tall communications tower. She was standing on a platform approximately 1,300-ft-high helping to guide the cable into place as the crew hoisted it. After the crew paused to discuss the wind and discontinuing work, the supervisor and a coworker made the decision to continue. As the supervisor began to hoist the cable again, the cable on the load side of the rigging broke under the stress of the load conditions, and the rest of the rigging on the lift side of the rigging fell. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the counter balancing "headache ball" (which weighs between 250 and 300 pounds) and the remainder of the rigging materials, and was killed.

Keywords: RIGGING, COMMUNICATION TOWER, COMMUNICATION CABLE, COUNTERBALANCE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303731335			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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