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Accident Summary Nr: 122080.015 - Employee is killed in fall after being caught between aerial

Accident Summary Nr: 122080.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/27/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1448102.01511/29/2019238120Steelco, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:40 p.m. on November 27, 2019, an employee was bolting/connecting steel joists from an aerial lift. The employee began to move backwards to the next location when he was caught between a steel joist and the aerial lift controls. A coworker lowered the aerial lift and the employee then fell forty feet as the lift descended and he was no longer pinned. The employee was killed by multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Descending, Fall, Joist, Pinned, Steel Erection
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   40 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Construction
1 1448102.015 26 M Fatality Distance of Fall: 40 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet
Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi
Fatality Cause:

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