Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200780120 - Three Employees Killed When Crushed By Falling Tower
Accident: 200780120 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/12/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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116319575 | 10/12/1996 | 1799 | Doty-Moore Tower Services, Inc. | ||||
Employees #1 through #3 were installing a gin pole on the side of a 1,500 ft high broadcast tower to help with changing the antenna on top of the tower. For some reason, the gin pole came loose from its rigging and fell. It struck the guy lines that held the tower erect, causing it to collapse. Employees #1 through #3 were crushed and killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
gin pole, communication tower, installing, collapse, unsecured, work rules, construction, crushed, guy, tower
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Maintenance or repair | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 150 | 1500 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 116319575 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |
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2 | 116319575 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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3 | 116319575 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |