Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110395.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when aerial lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 110395.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 10/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1353980.015	10/16/2018		238990	Interstate Heating Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 16, 2018, Employee #1 was operating a JLG 860 SJ aerial lift at a two-story residence and preparing to install gutters as part of a multiemployer construction project. The lift became stuck in the mud. As Employee #1 attempted to free the lift, it tipped over and ejected the employee. Employee #1 grabbed the boom and rode it down, a fall of approximately 37 feet, without any fall protection. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a dislocated shoulder, a head laceration, and a fractured kneecap.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Dislocated, Ejected, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Knee, Laceration, Mud Pit, Overturn, Residential Construction, Roll-Over, Shoulder, Stuck, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1353980.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Aerial Lift Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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