OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340103
SOUTHERN TOWER SERVICE CO
HUNTERSVILLE, NC—
Event description
FALL FROM MICROWAVE TOWER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, ALONG WITH TWO CO-WORKERS, WAS ADJUSTING MICROWAVE HORNS ON A 300-F OOT HIGH TOWER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING OUTSIDE THE TOWER STRUCTURE AT THE 270-F OOT LEVEL. HE WAS MOVING ABOUT 5 FEET LATERALLY, WITH HIS SAFETY BELT UNATTACHED , WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS GRIP. HE FELL TO THE ROOF OF AN EQUIPMENT SHED TH AT WAS 12 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 693
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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