Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118580.015 - Employee is killed when lift hits steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 118580.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420382.015	08/01/2019		238160	Simon Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 1, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofing company, were engaged in roofing activity as part of the renovation of a manufacturing plant. They were working from the basket of a JLG articulating aerial boom lift and replacing roof panels from below the roof. The lift unexpectedly moved toward the ceiling. Employee #1's head struck against a steel beam, and he sustained fatal head injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Brain, Ceiling, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fracture, Head, Repair, Roof, Roof Panel, Roofer, Steel Beam, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	74	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420382.015	53	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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