OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221475247

CELLULAR SOUTH INC.

NEW ALBANY, MS— 2022-06-30T00:00:00

Event: Building, Communication Tower, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Skylight, Telecom Work, Torso, Walking Backward, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 517312
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346056195
Employer profile: CELLULAR SOUTH INC.
Summary number: 221475247
Report ID: 0419400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through skylight

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on June 30, 2022, an employee was getting line of sight to a cell tower walking backwards when he fell through a skylight. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7016

Fall distance
25

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