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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 302425368 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 08/31/1999 | ||
| Horne Brother'S Construction | ||||
| Whitford Stage Road Orangeburg, SC 29115 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 205, Fayetteville, NC 28302 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/19/1999 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 02/24/2004 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100370576 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,375 | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,975 |
| Current Penalty | $1,375 | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,975 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 11/17/1999 | 11/22/1999 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $0 | 12/15/1999 | R - Review Commission | |
| 2. | 02001 | Willful | 19260028 A | 11/17/1999 | 11/30/1999 | $5,600 | $5,600 | $0 | 12/15/1999 | R - Review Commission | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200370591 | Event: 08/30/1999 | Employee Killed In Fall While Descending Tower | ||||
| Employee #1 worked for a contractor erecting a 250 ft tall self-supporting communications tower. At approximately 6:30 p.m., he finished installing a flashing light at the top of the tower and began descending the outside of the structural members using a nylon hoist rope. Employee #1 was wearing a harness equipped with one lanyard and a tool pouch. When he was approximately 200 ft above the ground, he slipped and fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple blunt force traumas and died as a result of his injuries. He did not have the appropriate equipment, such as a safety line and rope grip system, or a double lanyard system, to ensure 100 percent tie-off while descending. The weather was clear at the time of the accident, and was not a factor. | ||||||
| Keywords: communication tower, telecom work, work rules, slip, construction, descending, fall, fall protection, tie-off, tower | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 302425368 | Fatality | Other | Structural metal workers | ||