OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498729
GIN POLE,COMMUNICATION TOWER,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,TIE-OFF
Event description
Employee killed in 80 ft fall from gin pole
Investigation abstract
On June 2, 1986, Employee #1 climbed a 90 ft gin pole in the rain to dismantle t he top 10 ft section. The gin pole was comprised four 20 ft sections and one 10 ft section, and it was anchored by chain jacks to a 740 to 760 ft high communica tions tower. Employee #1 fell 80 ft and was killed. He had on his safety belt an d lanyard, but apparently had not attached them.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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