OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443311
LANYARD,FALL PROTECTION,TOWER,GIN POLE,DERRICK TRUCK,FALL,LOAD LINE,TELECOM WORK,COMMUNICATION TOWER,CONSTRUCTION
Event description
FALL - LOAD LINE FAILED
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT ABOUT THE 200-FOOT LEVEL OF A STEEL COMMUNICATIONS TO ERK BROKE THE LINE, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS TIED TO IT, TO FALL TO THE GRO UND. THE TOWER SECTION HIT THE GROUND AND FELL OVER ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S CHEST. T HE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. WER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A SECTION OF THE TOWER, 20 FEET BY 37 FEET, WEIGHING ABO UT 4000 POUNDS, WAS BEING HOISTED BY A WINCH TRUCK AND GIN POLE. THE SECTION HUN G UP ON THE TOWER FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NEARBY, CLIMBED ONTO THE STEEL SE CTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE IT. HE HAD HOOKED HIS SAFETY BELT LANYARD TO THE LOA D LINE OF THE HOISTING EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED BY THE T HE WINCH TRUCK ON THE WIRE ROPE LOAD LINE, THE GIN POLE BENT AND SNAPPED. THIS C AUSED SLACK IN THE LINE. THE TOWER SECTION CAME LOOSE AND BOTH EMPLOYEE AND TOWE R SECTION STARTED TO FALL. WHEN THE SLACK IN THE LINE WAS TAKEN UP, THE SUDDEN J
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#984 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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