Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310253687 - Gritz Towers, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310253687

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 07/30/2007

Site Address:
Gritz Towers, Inc
5240 Hwy 317
Franklin, LA 70538

Mailing Address:
1113 N Us Hwy 183, Goliad, TX 77963

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/08/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100557339

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
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	19260502 D05	09/27/2007	10/05/2007	$0	$2,800	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200554988

Event: 07/27/2007

Employee killed in 380 ft fall from tower

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on August 27, 2007, Employee #1 and two coworkers had completed installing a Jenn arm (tower extension) on top of a tower in preparation for adding another section to the tower. The Jenn pole was in place when one of the coworkers descended the tower because it had started to rain. Employee #1 was instructed to bring the cable line down after putting it in the roller block. He placed the cable in the block and was moving around the tower away from the other coworker, who was stationary at the time. This coworker heard a grunt, looked up at Employee #1, and saw that he was using his elbows and arms to hold onto the wind lacing on the tower. The coworker was halfway around the tower from Employee #1 and watched as he slipped from the lacing and fell 380 ft to his death.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310253687			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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