If you are a representative of the company that had the fatality, or are knowledgeable of the incident, and  would like to provide additional information so that others can benefit by ensuring that the cause of the accident is not repeated, please contact us at info@wirelessestimator.com.  For International Fatalities Click here  2010 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure: 3 Date Location Age  Home  Town Tower Height   Work Height  Tower  Type  Description 5/28/10 Details  Mountain Home, AR 18 Ava, MO 250' 200' Self Supporter Was preparing to complete work for the day when he fell. 5/4/10 Details  Dixie County, FL 36 Hawthorne, FL 400' 240' Guyed Details not provided by authorities or OSHA. 2/3/10 Details  Benton, AR 51 Lucedale, MS  250' 100' Self Supporter Was in the process of dismantling the structure. *2009 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure: 5 Date Location Age  Home  Town Tower Height   Work Height  Tower  Type  Description 12/14/09  Details  Town of Dix, NY 46  Clyde, NY  396' 60' Guyed Tower collapsed during maintenance. Company: Demand Communications, Inc Details (Not released as of 1/12/10) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: OSHA has not released their report as of 1/12/10. 9/14/09 Details Thomasville, MO. 26 Wagoner, OK 325' 325' Guyed Was reportedly transitioning, but was not tied off. Company: S&S Communication Specialists Inc. Details (Closed 11/30/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Duty to have fall protection: $1,500 Fall protection systems criteria and practices: $1,500 TOTAL: $3,000 7/18/09 Details DeKalb, TX 28 Crowley, TX 337' 100' Guyed Was snapping in transmission lines. Had PPE on. Metro PCS install, AT&T tower. Company: Lariat Communications Details  (Open as of 1/12/10) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Duty to have fall protection: $1,500 Informal settlement: $1,000 6/3/09 Details Leland, MS 28 Alexander, AR 250' 217' Self Supporter Tech was preparing for arrival of transmission lines when he fell. Lanyard was still on the tower indicating possible equipment failure. T-Mobile Project Company: Diamond K Tower Company, Inc. Details (Closed 8/5/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: NONE 3/17/09 Details  Lake Worth, FL 36 Lake Wales, FL 120' 115' Monopine Tech had been working on the tower for three hours when he fell. T-Mobile Project Company: Andrew Systems, Inc. Details (Open as of 1/12/10) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Safety training and education: $4,900 Safety Nets: $4,900 Cranes and derricks: $3,500 Cranes and derricks: $3,500 TOTAL: $16,800 *A fatality of a 57-year-old Michigan was during a hamfest event. Although the man had previously installed ham towers and antennas, it was not his profession. For the past 14 years he was an IT manager at a local university. His death is not considered to be as a result of work within the defined commercial industry. *A fatality of a 59-year-old West Palm Beach International Airport worker who fell from a decommissioned radar tower on May 30, 2009 is not listed because he was not a communications worker that regularly climbed towers. *A fatality of a 44-year-old Tyler, TX man on April 16, 2009 is not listed because he was not employed as an experienced tower worker and should not have been taking down a tower on his property. His primary occupation was incomputer repair. *2008 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure - 12 Date Location  Age  Home  Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 11/18/08 Details  Corona de Tucson, AZ 22 Tucson, AZ 65 Self Support Company: Wallen Communications Llc Details (Closed 2/4/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: NONE 10/23/08 Details  Ellensburg, WA 24 Wanatchee, WA Guyed Fell through a skylight Company: Cascade 1 Internet Service Details not available through OSHA Search Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Details not available through OSHA Search 9/12/08 Details  Port Angeles, WA 33 Bonney Lake, WA Fell off an elevator shaft tower mount structure Company: Emerald Wireless Communication Details (Closed 2/24/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Fall Restraint and Fall Arrest System Requirements: $450 Nonionizing Radiation Exposure Control Rules: $150 7/20/08 Details  Petersburg, ND 38 Mandan, ND 1,400 100 Guyed Was working alone painting when he fell. Company: Allstate Tower Service Details (Closed 6/5/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: General Requirements: $1,500 General Requirements: $1,500 Duty to Have Fall Protection: $1,500 Fall protection systems criteria and practices: $1,500 Fall protection systems criteria and practices: $1,500 Ladders: $1,500 TOTAL: $9,000 7/18/08 Details  Vineland, NJ 55 Franklinville, NJ 60 Company: Paramount Advanced Wireless Llc Details (Open as of 1/12/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Safety nets: $7,000 Bloodborne pathogens: $750 Bloodborne pathogens: $750 5/22/08 Details   Miami, FL Guyed, Broadcast Company: Structural Systems Technology, Inc Details Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Duty to Have Fall Protection: $4,900 Fall protection systems criteria and practices: $0 5/16/08 Details    Haubstadt, IN 25 AL 200 140 Monopole May have been rappelling down a load line Company: Phoenix of Tennesse DBA All Around Tower Details (Closed 10/31/08) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards: $2,500 Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards: $2,500 Safety nets: $2,500 Rigging equipment for material handling: $2,500 TOTAL: $10,000 Settlement agreement: $2,500 with top three violations deleted 4/23/08 Details  Natchez, MS 31 Griffin, GA 100 Fell while working on gate booms Company: Overland Contracting Details (Closed 8/18/2008) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: NONE 4/18/08 Details    Frisco, NC 46 Chesapeake, VA Company: Brook Hill Communications Inc. Details (Open as of 1/12/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Hazard identification and assessment: $700 Fall protection, General: $700 Pre climb planning and inspection: $700 Pre climb planning and inspection: $700 Emergency and rescue procedures: $700 Protection from Radiation Exposure: $700 TOTAL: $4,200 4/14/08 Details Moorcroft, WY Company Cornerstone Tower Service, Inc. Details (Closed 10/31/08) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Telecommunications: $2,500 Telecommunications: $2,500 TOTAL: $5,000 4/14/08 Details San Antonio, TX 38 Company: Ransor, Inc. Details (Closed 4/16/08) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: OSHA closed its investigation after two days, and no citations or penalties were assessed. It is not known whether the deceased was considered a public sector employee, and therefore federal OSHA didn't have authority to investigate his work-related death. CPS Energy, a utility owned by the city of San Antonio, hired Ransor, Inc. to perform work on their tower. 4/12/08 Details Wake Forest, NC 34 Midwest City, OK 150 150 Monopole Fell while reportedly rigging tower Company: MJM Group Details (Closed 2/26/09) Violation Item(s) and Penalty: Pre climb planning and inspection: $2,100 Fall Protection, General $2,100 TOTAL: $4,200 Settlement agreement: No fee assessed for Pre climb planning and inspection violation. *In order to maintain separation between the telecommunications and wind power industries, wind turbine and meteorological structure deaths are not included. On November 9, 2008, a worker fell less than 8-feet when a meteorological mount on the ground fell over and crushed the wind energy technician to death.  *2007 Fatalities From A Falling From Structure - 10 Date Location  Age  Home  Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 12/5/07 Details Bridgewater, NJ 45 Stanhope, NJ 80' High Tension Transmission Line Tower Safety equipment was being worn, but it is not known if he was properly attached 9/24/07 Details  East Deer Twp., PA 51 Triadelphia, WV 100' 100' Self Support Was working alone while dismantling the tower 7/28/07 Details  Centerville, LA 29 Tomball, TX 400' 400' Guyed Safety equipment was being worn, but it is not known if he was properly attached 7/10/07 Details  Edura, KS 54 Kansas City, MO 1,000' 500' Guyed Trolleying along a guy wire when a cable broke 7/10/07 Details  Edura, KS 33 Independence, MO 1000' 500' Guyed Trolleying along a guy wire when a cable broke 6/30/07 Details  Summerville, SC 40 Rex, SC 177' Monopole Coroner said he had safety equipment, but was not tied off. 6/28/07 Details  Bluffton, SC 30 Woodstock, GA 480' 150' Guyed Co-worker said he was taping up a cut on his finger when he fell 6/7/07 Details  Mandarin, FL  21 Mount Vernon, IN  150' 100' Monopole Was rigging the tower for a retrofitting project when he fell  3/16/07 Details  Shreveport, LA  72 Gilmer, TX  150' 150' Guyed Was talking on his radio to men inside building when he fell.  2/7/07 Details Golden Meadows, LA 29 Nocona, TX 330' 125' Self Support Was not using fall protection equipment, was possibly using positioning lanyard when he fell *In order to maintain separation between the telecommunications and wind power industries, wind turbine and meteorological structure deaths are not included. On August 25, 2007, a worker died when a 242-foot-tall wind tower snapped in half while he was working on top of the structure in Wasco, OR. 2006 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure - 18 Date Location  Age  Home  Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 10/02/06 Details  Westland, MI 23 Higgins Lake, MI Unknown Unknown Monopole Tied off to antenna pipe on T-arm when it inverted and climber fell 9/17/06 Details  Pensacola, FL Toccoa, GA Unknown 100' Pedisphere Water Tower Fell inside the shaft of the water tower 6/25/06 Details  Bonifay, FL 30 Evansville, IN Unknown  500 Guyed Fell while riding a line. 5/31/06 Details   Oakland, IA 57 Norwalk, IA 1,450 1,100 Guyed May have been riding the line when it failed. 5/31/06 Details  Oakland, IA 27 Des Moines, IA 1,450 1,100 Guyed May have been riding the line when it failed. 5/31/06 Details  Oakland, IA 19 Cumming, IA 1,450 1,100 Guyed May have been riding the line when it failed. 5/25/06 Details  Vicksburg, MS 48 Dale, IN 90' on top of building 50' Roof mounted tower Fell while painting the structure 5/5/06 Details Ebensburg, PA 25 Lebanon, PA 175' 90' Self Supporting Tower Fell as he was accessing tower. Unknown if he was tied off. 5/2/06 Details  Des Moines, IA 51 Des Moines, IA Unknown Unknown Pedisphere Water Tower Fell 40' into an access tube and hit a landing 5/2/06 Details  Central City, KY 23 KN Unknown 380' Guyed Unknown 4/10/06 Details  The Woodlands, TX 51 Horn Lake, MS 185' Unknown Monopole Had safety equipment on, but it is unknown if he was tied off. Monopole reportedly had a safety climb device, but it was not known if decedent was attached to it. A toxicology report revealed 0.19 mega-grams per liter of benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, in his system. 4/6/06 Details  Milan, TN 39 Walnut Ridge, AR Unknown 40' Unknown Was only climber on tower. Two other techs had climbed down shortly before he fell. 3/27/06 Details  Martinsville, VA 60 Long Island, VA 403' 30' Self Supporting Riding the line when cable snapped.  3/14/06 Details   Gladstone, KS 28 Knoxville, IA 300' 150' S/S Safety equipment was being worn 2/21/06 Details Veedersburg, IN 31 Ridge Farm, IL 150' 150' Unknown Unknown 2/9/06 Details Thomasville, NC 50 TN Unknown 20' Unknown Fell while climbing down after repairing obstruction lighting 1/21/06 Details Hollister, MO 21 Lawson, OK 120' 90' Guyed Excavation equipment cut guy wire, collapsing tower. 1/19/06 Details La Guna Vista, TX 33 San Angelo, TX Unknown Unknown Unknown Tower fell while being dismantled. High winds may have been a contributing factor. 2005 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure - 7 Date Location  Age  Home  Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 8/3/05 Details  Poplar  Bluff, MO 37 Alton, IL Unknown 80' Guyed Fell while erecting the tower. Reportedly was transitioning. Possible safety equipment failure. 7/27/05 Details  Apache Junction, AZ 46 CA Unknown 90' Monopole Reportedly fell while climbing down the poll without being attached to a safety line 6/06/05 Details  Lincoln, IL  43 Glendale, AZ 140' 120' Self Support Fell while disassembling the 240' structure.  5/16/05 Details  New   Boston, NH  55 Peyton, CO 400' 100' Guyed Workers say his safety equipment failed 4/26/05 Details Watonga, OK  27 Fort Gibson, OK 240' 50' Unknown Fell while climbing 2/25/05 Details  Yuma, CO  35 Wray,CO 180' 180' Unknown Fell while doing antenna changeout 2/25/05 Details  Wilson County, NC  24 Roxboro, NC 160' 150' Self Support Cell Tower Reports state that erector was only tied off to an unsecured antenna mount when it broke lose.  2004 Fatalities From Falling From A Structure - 10 Date Location Age Home Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 12/20/04 Mayes County, OK 47 San Marcos TX Unknown 335' Guyed Unknown 11/28/04 Maricao, PR 30 TX Unknown 150' Guyed Unknown 11/23/04 Gonzalez, FL 21 Pensacola, FL Unknown 290' Guyed Transitioning without being tied off 11/4/04 Shirley, AR 43    Unknown Unknown 75' Unknown Unknown 6/26/04 St. Ignace Township, MI 33 Newaygo, MI Unknown   180' Unknown Tower Type No details available 5/25/04  Utica, MI -- Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Faulty anchor point on tower 5/15/04 Duffield, VA 23 Unknown Unknown 230' Unknown Tower Type Fell while attaching lighting power cable 4/27/04 Stone Mt., GA 36 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Fell while dismantling tower 2/9/04 Alpharetta, GA 29 Unknown Unknown 230' Self Support Cell No details available 1/22/04 Ft. Wayne, IN 24 Unknown Unknown 70' Unknown No details available 2003 Fatalities From A Falling From Structure - 13 Date Location Age Home Town Tower Height Work Height Tower Type Description 1/27/03 Syossett, NY 33 Hampton Bays, NY 80' 70' Monopole Cell Employee heard clink of metal and heavy zipping sound before he fell 2/18/03 Orlando, FL 23 Anna-Maria, FL 160' 160' Monopole Cell Unhooked safety and fell while transitioning 4/4/03 Blackstone, MA 41 Fremont, IN 250' 100' Self Support Microwave/Cell Two employees on the ground did not witness why he fell. 5/13/03 West Lake Hills, TX 35 Longview, TX 1200' 600' Guyed Broadcast Fell after replacing a microwave antenna 6/16/03 Goehner, NE 22 West Monroe, LA 1500' 1200' Guyed Broadcast While doing HDTV reinforcing, he was attached to tower moments before he fell. Faulty safety equipment may have been involved. 7/15/03 Greene, PA 26 Paducah, KY 750' 400' Guyed Broadcast Fell while repairing antenna 9/3/03 Rio Piedras, PR -- Unknown Unknown 90' Unknown Unknown 9/4/03 Huntsville, AL 27 Robstown, TX 990' 700' Guyed Broadcast Tower collapsed during HDTV reinforcement work 9/4/03 Huntsville, AL 35 Tucson, AZ 990' 700' Guyed Broadcast Tower collapsed during HDTV reinforcement work 9/4/03 Huntsville, AL 35 Hollywood, FL 990' 700' Guyed Broadcast Tower collapsed during HDTV reinforcement work 10/23/03 Leominster, MA 24 Yellville, AR 170' 190' Monopole Cell Working on antenna install, not tied off 11/14/03 Asheboro, NC 19 Concord, NC 250' 140' Self Support Cell Wearing Harness when tower fatality occurred 12/20/03 Prattville, AL 38 Theodore, AL Unknown 150' Unknown Tower Type Wearing harness with lanyard when tower death occurred     NOTE: This generic, non-exhaustive overview is intended to serve as a useful starting point for research and analysis of the topics addressed. Proper training, professional knowledge and oftentimes licensing are required prior to anyone providing product design, selection, installation, and construction/development-related activities. This information is neither presented to instruct nor teach anyone in the proper or safe methods of any aspect of wireless design or construction. To ensure minimum exposure and to determine compliance for a safe working environment, you must obtain the advice and guidance of an industry professional. WARNING: Failure to meet these minimum requirements and appropriate compliance responsibilities can result in serious injury or death to you or your fellow workers. All aspects of wireless construction are hazardous by nature. You have the sole responsibility to act safely and with caution prior to performing any construction-related task.