Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Tower Erector Dies211 After Falling 125 Feet from Cellular Phone Tower, South Carolina, March 29, 1998

摘要

A 26-year-old male tower erector (the victim) died after falling 125 feet from a211u001ecellular phone tower. The victim was a member of a five-man crew that was 211u001eerecting a 250-foot cellular phone tower. The victim was on the tower with 211u001eanother tower erector working from top to bottom, securing flexible electrical 211u001ecables to two of the tower legs. The cables would supply power for the tower's 211u001esatellite and beacon lights. The victim and foreman climbed down diagonal and 211u001ehorizontal tower cross-members from the 145-foot level to the 125-foot level and 211u001ebegan to secure their positioning lanyards to the horizontal tower members. The 211u001evictim was holding onto a horizontal tower member as he reached to secure his 211u001elanyard to the tower. The other erector, located 8 to 10 feet from the victim, 211u001eheard the victim yell and saw him fall to the ground.