OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535603
ERECTION PROCESS,COMMUNICATION TOWER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,TIE-OFF,TOWER
Event description
Employee killed in 197 ft fall from microwave tower
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was placing structural steel at the 197 foot level of a microwave to wer under construction. He was straddling a 5 1/2 in. beam when he lost his bala nce and fell to the ground. He suffered multiple massive body injuries and was p ronounced dead at the scene. Employee #1 was wearing a safety belt and lanyard, but was not tied off to the structural members of the tower.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- 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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