OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336432
SAFETY BELT,LANYARD,FALL,TOWER
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN A FALL FROM COMMUNICATION TOWER
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 p.m. on December 16,1989, Employee #1 went to the top of a self-supporti r example, establish a training program to cover job site safety rules, provide locking rope snaps for the safety belt and lanyard, proof test shop-made spreade r snaps, and prohibit riding the hoist block to the top of the tower. ng Rohn 285-ft Communications tower (being built for a cellular telephone compan y) in order to make a template of the top tower flange for the beacon plate. He had on a safety belt and a lanyard. After 20 minutes or so, coworkers below hear d a scream, and Employee #1 fell from the top of the tower to the ground. He die d on impact. He was found with the completed template stuck in his coveralls. Th e small rope snap of the safety lanyard was not connected. Other employees specu lated that the small rope snap rolled out of the safety belt D ring. Company sho uld establish a safety program which provides specific job site safety rules. Fo
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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