OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441132
GRIDWIRE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.
CEDAR FALLS, IA·
Event description
Employee fractures skull and femur in fall from tower
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 p.m. on February 18, 2022, an employee and coworkers were installing was admitted for treatment. The employee sustained skull and femur fractures. components on top of a cellular tower, 198 feet in elevation above grade, during a freezing drizzle. Attached to an out of service safety climb, a coworker began to climb down the ladder. As the coworker was approximately halfway down the ladder, the employee attached to the safety climb and began descending. When the employee slipped and began to slide down the safety climb, the safety device did not engage and the employee fell 30-70 feet, striking his coworker and metal climbing pegs. On-site rescue personnel brought the employee safely down to the ground, and the employee was transported to the hospital, where he
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 7054
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