Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108792.015 - Employee fractures shoulder when aerial lift pops free and t

Accident Summary Nr: 108792.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1343340.015	08/31/2018		238320	Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on August 23, 2018, an employee was painting steel beams while on an aerial lift. While moving the lift to the next location, the basket caught on a beam and as the basket broke free, the bouncing motion caused the employee to be thrown against another beam and receive a chipped (fractured) shoulder.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Beam, Caught By, Ejected, Fracture, Painter, Shoulder, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1343340.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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