Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125892059 - Employee killed in fall from communications tower

Accident Summary Nr: 125892059 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125892059	01/30/1998	1731	0	Metawave Communications Corp

Abstract: At approximately 2:04 p.m. on January 29, 1998, Employee #1, a telecommunications worker, was installing an attachment to a 150 ft tall telecommunications tower for the addition of an antenna receptacle. He became detached from the hoisting rope and fell approximately 60 ft. Employee #1 was killed. First aid and CPR were performed at the scene, but without success.

Keywords: COMMUNICATION TOWER, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOISTLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125892059			Fatality	Concussion	Telephone installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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