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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454151

COMMUNICATION TOWER,SAFETY BELT,SLIP,LANYARD,FALL,TOWER

Event
COMMUNICATION TOWER,SAFETY BELT,SLIP,LANYARD,FALL,TOWER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14454151
Report ID
751910

Event description

FALL FROM TV ANTENNA PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING APPROX. 1900 FEET ABOVE GROUND ON THE KWWI-TV TOWER I N ROWLEY, IOWA. THEY WERE INSTALLING A RADOME COVER ON THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE ANTENNA. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOOKING HIS SAFETY BELT LANYARD INTO THE LOOPS OF A PO LYESTER SLING WHEN HE EITHER SLIPPED FROM THE PLATFORM OR THOUGHT HE WAS HOOKED INTO BOTH LOOPS OF THE SLING AND SWUNG OUT FROM THE PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL 5 0 FEET TO HIS DEATH, LANDING ON THE TOP OF THE TOWER. EMPLOYEES #2,3,&4 WERE NOT INJURED. THEY WERE WITNESSES TO #1'S FALL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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