Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200212496 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Tower, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200212496 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312870280	01/27/2009	1795	238910	A&J Llc Dba Electronic Specialists

Abstract: On January 20, 2009, Employee #1, of A and J LLC DBA Electronic Specialists, was contracted to dismantle an 80 ft TV tower located at a residential farm. The task consisted of dismantling the tower from the top and in 10 ft sections. The guy lines were to be untied from the ground level. Employee #1 climbed to the top of the 20 ft section of the tower. Using fall protection, he attached to the tower. Employee #1 and his supervisor decided to let Employee #1 untie the guy line from the top of the tower. Employee #1 unbolted the pin that secured the tower to the guy line. As Employee #1 tried to untie himself from the tower, the Supervisor saw him fall and hit the ground face up and then the tower fell upon him. Emergency Services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and treated for an open chest wound, lacerated liver and fractured ribs, but later died due to the injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LACERATION, GUY, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		Under $50,000	8	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312870280			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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