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Accident: 117376.015 - Three Employees Are Injured During Lift Operation

Accident: 117376.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 06/23/2019
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1410403.01506/24/2019S & R Enterprises, Llc

At 1:45 p.m. on June 23, 2019, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were engaged in a hotel renovation. They were using a winch and pulley system to lift a grappler onto a hook of an overhead crane. Employees #1 and #2 were in an aerial lift preparin g to attach the grappler to the crane hook, and Employee #3 was operating the wi nch. A welded attachment point failed, allowing the grappler to fall, pulling t he cable/wire rope on top of the aerial lift basket and tearing it in half. Emp loyee #1 fell from the basket to the surface. Employee #2 was left hanging by h is safety harness. Employee #3 was also injured. The three employees were tran sported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of their injuries.

Keywords: aerial lift, attachment hook, broken cable, construction, crane, falling object, overloaded, pulley, renovation, rigging, struck by, winch, wire rope
Accident Details
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building Other  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Construction
1 1410403.015 42 M Hospitalized injury FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
FatCause:
2 1410403.015 99 M Hospitalized injury FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
FatCause:
3 1410403.015 35 M Hospitalized injury FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
FatCause:

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