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Accident Summary Nr: 124758.015 - Employee loses consciousness on aerial lift due to cardiac e

Accident Summary Nr: 124758.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469348.015	03/11/2020		237310	Zenith Tech, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on March 9, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a street/road contractor. A three-man crew was working from a barge system while torch cutting and lowering steel beams. The team was performing demolition on a bridge structure. Employee # 1 was working from a JLG brand aerial lift to cut three steel beams with a torch. Coworker #1 (crane operator) supported the steel beams with the crane, by way of double-leg alloy chain slings. The cut off steel beams would then be lowered down to the barges where Coworker #2 (Crew Supervisor) would disconnect them. Employee #1 lost consciousness and slumped over the top rail of the aerial lift. Employee #1 would not respond to radio calls from Employee #2. Coworker #2 called 911 and EMS responded. Coworker #2 used the auxiliary controls at the base of the aerial lift to lower Employee #1 to the shore where EMS personnel could access him. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and diagnosed with cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Barge, Bridge, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Chain, Crane, Demolish, Demolition, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Rigging, Sling, Steel, Steel Beam, Torch, Torch cutting, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition				60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1469348.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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