Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112190.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when ejected from boom b

Accident Summary Nr: 112190.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 12/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368670.015	12/31/2018		238210	Spartan Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 31, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was removing a utility pole from the ground. He was working from the bucket of a boom lift truck and using a rigging strap to pull the pole. The rigging strap broke, which released the tension on the bucket. The employee was catapulted from the bucket and fell. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for two fractures to his pelvis, a fractured rib, and a concussion.

Keywords: Boom Truck, Bucket , Concussion, Construction, Construction vehicle, Demolition, Ejected, Elec Utility Work, Equipment Failure, Fracture, Pelvis, Rib, Rigging, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition			2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1368670.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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