Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123417.015 - Employee dies after being catapulted from aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 123417.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457567.015	01/22/2020		238990	Mayco Building Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 23, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating an aerial lift at a multiemployer construction project and moving the lift to another location. A mechanical failure occurred, and the employee, who was not wearing a seat belt or other restraint, was catapulted into the air. His head struck the arm of the aerial lift, and he then fell and struck the concrete surface, a fall height of approximately 12 to 16 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was put on life support and treated unsuccessfully for traumatic head injury. Employee #1 died after being removed from life support.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Brain, Construction, Ejected, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, PPE, Repair, Seat Belt, Struck Against, Traumatic, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1457567.015	43	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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