Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202327748 - Employee Killed In Fall
Accident: 202327748 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/25/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305224362 | 04/25/2002 | 1799 | Apex Tower, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was fatally injured after falling 130 ft during construction of a telecommunication tower. The employees were troubleshooting to determine why the strobe warning lights were not working properly. After being hoisted into position Employee #1 was communicating with the electricians on the ground to determine what was wrong with the lights by calling the color of the conductors and checking how they were connected. Power was not on at the time of the accident. Employee #1 did not tie off and fell 130 ft to his death. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, telecom work, fall, fall protection, tie-off, tower
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Tower, tank, storage elevator | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 265 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 305224362 | Fatality | Fracture | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt:265 Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |