OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535603

C P NATIONAL

SIOUX FALLS, SD· 1987-09-21T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS, COMMUNICATION TOWER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, TOWER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101455129
Employer profile: C P NATIONAL
Summary number: 14535603
Report ID: 830300

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)

#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
#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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