Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310778519 - Structural Inspection, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Structural Inspection, Inc.
1761 N. 1100 Road
Eudora, KS 66025
Mailing Address:
1302 Sw Chicago Ave, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Union Status: Union
SIC:1731
NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/07/2007
Emphasis: S:Fall From Height
Case Closed: 02/05/2008
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 101344562 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:20 a.m. on July 10, 2007, Employee #1, the company owner, and Employee #2, a helper, both ironworkers, were replacing television transmission equipment 920 ft up on a 1,000 ft communications tower. They were riding a gondola-style man-basket pulled by a 1/4 in. wire rope up a trolley line that was anchored to a 16 ft flatbed trailer approximately 450 ft from the base of the 1,000 ft high tower. When the man-basket was approximately three-quarters of the way up, the wire rope line broke. The man-basket fell back down the trolley line, striking the ground and then the anchor point. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were tied off to the basket and were killed on impact. The coworker winch operator was not injured. The tower had been rigged approximately two weeks earlier by Employee #1.
Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, WIRE ROPE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 310778519 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 310778519 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |