Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170366348 - Employee injured in fall from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 170366348 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305008880	03/19/2002	1623	0	Mtsi

Abstract: Employee #1 was connected to a steel cable on a wench and was being raised up a tower. At approximately the 140-foot level, a pulley broke creating slack in the cable and causing the employee to fall approximately 75 feet. He hit the frame of the tower resulting in a head injury.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, PULLEY, TOWER, HOISTLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		300

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305008880			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 140 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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