OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393979
TINER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
PORT ALLEN, LA—
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM COMMUNICATION TOWER WHILE FIGHTING FIRE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, AGE 20, WAS 110 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WORKING ON A RADIO ANTENNA. W HILE THERE, HIS GASOLINE WELDER (D.C.) CAUGHT FIRE. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE, EMPLOYEE #1 DISCONNECTED HIS SAFETY BELT. WHILE FIGHTING THE FIRE, H E FELL 110 FEET TO HIS DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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