Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119309.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 119309.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391951.015	04/10/2019		332312	M. W. Reid Welding, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on March 8, 2019, an employee was replacing rusted bolts and nuts of a metal guardrail on the second floor of a commercial building using an aerial lift. The employee was standing on an elevated platform of a Genie Model GS-1930 aerial lift extended to approximately 12 feet. While moving the lift, it "jerked" very quickly and ran into and over a 3 inch curb that was in it's path. The sudden movement and contact with the curb caused the entire aerial lift to fall over with the employee inside. The employee suffered a right elbow fracture, dislocated right wrist, and trauma to his left knee requiring surgery and in-patient hospitalization for over 24 hours.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Elbow, Fall, Fracture, Knee, Overturn, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1391951.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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