Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115491.015 - Employee fractures back, injures head in fall from lift

Accident Summary Nr: 115491.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394233.015	04/17/2019		238210	Tsf Lighting Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on April 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a lighting contractor, was working at the contractor's facility. He was operating a JLG articulating boom from inside the bucket attached to the lift. The employee fell from the bucket, first striking the top of plants staged on top of a metal grate. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of blunt force traumatic injuries, including a fractured back and a head injury.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Brain, Bucket , Construction, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Struck Against, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1394233.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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