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Accident Summary Nr: 100386.015 - Employee is thrown from lift, then pulled back, injures spin

Accident Summary Nr: 100386.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/18/2017
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1274494.01510/31/2017237120Americas Welders Corp.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 18, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction welding company, was working at a multiemployer construction project. He was working from the basket of a JLG lift and helping disassemble a crane tower. The crane jib from nearby equipment broke off and dropped parts onto the lift. Employee #1, who was tied off with fall protection equipment, was thrown from the lift and then pulled back. He crashed onto the lift's floor, hitting the floor with significant force. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures and damage to vertebrae.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Dismantling, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Struck By, Tie-Off, Tower Crane, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury
1 1274494.015 38 M Hospitalized injury

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