OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528442
HALEY TOWER SERVICE
CANTON, MS·
Event description
Employee killed in 100 ft fall from tower
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had installed a power cable on a 300 ft repeater tower. He had unhoo ked his safety belt to descend to the 100 ft level on the outside of the tower a nd was tying off the cable. He was using the tower braces as steps because the l adder was on the other side of the tower. The cable was being secured to the off side of a vertical member or leg with tie wire. As Employee #1 grasped a cross brace, it came loose, causing him to fall 100 ft to his death. The lock nut had never been installed on this brace during construction of the tower years ago.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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