Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 65989.015 - Employee is killed in fall from a communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 65989.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/10/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
989451.015	08/11/2014		238320	James Michael Sherwood

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 10, 2014, Employee #1 was painting three white bands of a seven band guy-wire communication tower.The employee started painting at an elevation of 420 feet and had progressed downward to an elevation of 90 feet when he fell. There were three other employees working at the site, but no one witnessed the fall. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to his head and was killed.

Keywords: Communication Tower, Fall, Guy, Head, Paint, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		500	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	989451.015	49	M	Fatality		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: 90 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 420 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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