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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 115491.015 - Employee Fractures Back, Injures Head In Fall From Lift

**Accident: 115491.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1394233.015	04/17/2019		Tsf Lighting Llc

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 b oom from inside the bucket attached to the lift. The employee fell from the buc ket, first striking the top of plants staged on top of a metal grate. The empl oyee was transported to the hospital for treatment of blunt force traumatic inju ries, 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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1394233.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause:

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