Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109221.015 - Employee fractures leg in aerial lift roll-over

Accident Summary Nr: 109221.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1346923.015	09/06/2018		238160	Republic Roofing & Insulation Contractors Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 4, 2018, an employee was using an aerial lift to install insulation to the interior walls and roof of an aviation hangar. At some point, the employee was in the process of moving the aerial lift to a new location when the wheels went into a two foot deep excavation. The aerial lift rolled-over and the employee, who was attached to the basket with a personal fall arrest system, fell to the floor with the basket. The employee received multiple leg fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Operating, Operator, Roll-Over, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1346923.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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