Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 957188.015 - S. & S. Communication Specialists, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 957188.015

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 02/01/2014

Site Address:
S. & S. Communication Specialists, Inc.
9141 Murphy Road
Clarksburg, WV 26301

Mailing Address:
418 Main Street, Hulbert, OK 74441

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	870954

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$11,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,900
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	5A0001	07/23/2014	07/29/2014	$5,950	$7,000	$0	08/15/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260502 D15	07/23/2014	07/29/2014	$5,950	$7,000	$0	08/15/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 57451.015

Event: 02/01/2014

Two employees are killed in communications tower collapse

At 11:37 a.m. on February 1, 2014, two employees were removing tubular diagonal bracing from a communications tower. As they were replacing the bracing with ? inch angle iron at a 60-70 ft section, the communications tower collapsed. Suffering crushing and impalement from the structural metal, both employees were killed due to multiple injuries to the head, torso and extremities.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Crushing, Head, Impaled, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torso

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	957188.015	32	M	Fatality
2	957188.015	27	M	Fatality

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