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Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota | ||||
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| Nr: 316574938 | Report ID: 0552700 | Open Date: 06/27/2012 | ||
| Midwest Steeplejacks Inc | ||||
| 134 Lomen Ave Se Solway, MN 56678 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1731/Electrical Work | ||||
| NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 4623 Timberline Dr S, Fargo, ND 58104 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/09/2012 | |
| Close Case: | ||||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100512672 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $25,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,500 |
| Current Penalty | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $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. | 01001 | Other | 19100268 C | 11/14/2012 | 12/08/2012 | $0 | $500 | $0 | 12/06/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100268 G01 | 11/14/2012 | 11/18/2012 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $0 | 12/06/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200515625 | Event: 06/26/2012 | Communication Tower Worker Is Killed In Fall | ||||
| At approximately 5:50 p.m. on June 26, 2012, Employee #1, of Midwest Steeplejacks, Inc., Fargo, ND, was working with Coworker #1 on a 300-foot telecommunication tower in Solway, MN. They were pathing the tower's communication dish with another communication dish located on a telecommunication tower in Bagley, MN, where Coworkers #2 and #3 were working. The task of pathing involved the sending and receiving of microwave signals between the two dishes to align and adjust them so they communicated more effectively. Both dishes had been installed previously. Employee #1 was wearing an ExoFit XP Tower Climbing Harness equipped with a positioning device and twin lanyards. Witness interviews obtained from the Beltrami County Sheriff's Department indicated that Employee #1 was using only one tie-off point when he unhooked his positioning device to reposition himself at a different location on the tower. He fell feet first approximately 153 feet. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. | ||||||
| Keywords: communication tower, construction, fall, fall protection, tower, communication worker | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 316574938 | Fatality | Other | Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. | ||