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Inspection: 1172949 - Tower King Inc
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Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East | ||||
| Nr: 1172949 | Report ID: 0418100 | Open Date: 08/23/1984 | ||
| Tower King Inc | ||||
| Union Church Rd Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 1264, Marietta, GA 30061 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/03/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 06/24/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360652978 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
| Current Penalty | $385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $385 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260450 A05 | 09/25/1984 | 09/28/1984 | $385 | $490 | $0 | 10/19/1984 | J - ALJ Decision |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14541759 | Event: 08/22/1984 | Fall Inside Of Radio Tower | ||||
| THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE TOWER HAD BEEN WAS COMPLETED. THE IRONWORKERS WERE INSTALLING HARDWARE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ELEVATOR CABLES (WIRE ROPE) HAD BEEN INSTALLED BUT NOT YET ATTACHED. THE CABLES HUNG OVER SHEAVES AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER AND WERE HANGING LOOSE INSIDE THE TOWER. EMPLOYEE #1 GRABBED ONTO THE CABLES, WHICH STARTED RUNNING OVER THE SHEAVES. SINCE THE CABLES WERE NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING, HIS WEIGHT OVER-BALANCED ONE SIDE OF THE CABLE RUN, AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. THE CABLE FELL ON TOP OF HIM. HIS BODY WAS DISMEMBERED AND LACERATED EXTENSIVELY. | ||||||
| Keywords: communication tower, iron worker, fall | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 1172949 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | ||