Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Sioux Falls Area Office | ||||
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Nr: 1371044.015 | Report ID: 0830400 | Open Date: 01/11/2019 | ||
True North Tower, Llc | ||||
23885 154th Avenue Rapid City, SD 57703 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | ||||
Mailing: 310 60th Street North West, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/11/2019 | |
Emphasis: | L:Fall | Close Case: | 07/15/2019 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 1416072 |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $35,992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,992 |
Current Penalty | $13,260 | $0 | $0 | $11,740 | $0 | $25,000 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Violation Items | |||||||||||
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# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
1. | 01003A | Serious | 19100268 G01 | 05/22/2019 | 06/18/2019 | $13,260 | $13,260 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01003C | Serious | 19100140 D02 II | 05/22/2019 | 06/18/2019 | $0 | $11,366 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 02001 | Other | 19100268 B08 | 05/22/2019 | 06/18/2019 | $7,000 | $11,366 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 02002 | Other | 19100268 E | 05/22/2019 | 06/18/2019 | $4,740 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 112550.015 | Event: 01/10/2019 | Employee Is Killed In Fall From Cell Tower | ||||
At 9:30 p.m. on January 10, 2019, Employee # 1, a 23-year-old, tower technician that was tasked with installing/repairing a radio head on a cellular tower. In the process of egressing from the tower, he fell approximately 180 feet to the ground. The employee was killed. | ||||||
Keywords: tower, fall, installing, fall protection, communication tower | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1371044.015 | Fatality | Fracture | Installers And Repairers |