Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170127708 - Employee Injured In Fall From Communication Tower
Accident: 170127708 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/13/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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115064800 | 10/13/1993 | 1623 | Communications Services, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a communication tower. The coworker, who was working above Employee #1, came in contact with a guyline that pulled a 12 in. socket wrench from his equipment belt. Employee #1 was struck on the head by the falling wrench and knocked from the tower. He was not wearing a hard hat or safety belt. Employee #1 was hospitalized with head injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
wrench, head, communication tower, hard hat, work rules, guy, fall, fall protection, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 115064800 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Construction trades, n.e.c. |