Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126637.015 - Employee injures neck while operating aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 126637.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452946.015	12/19/2019		238160	A Kobus Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on December 19, 2019, an employee was installing metal stud framing for the interior lighting of a new commercial building using an JLG 660SJ aerial lift. While attempting to move the lift into position and while watching the ground below, the employee pinned himself between the basket and a structural beam. Employee loss consciousness and was hospitalized to treat his neck and shoulder injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Caught Between, Commercial Building, Construction, Framing, Installing, Lift Bucket, Lighting, Lost consciousness, Moving, Neck, Pinned, Shoulder, Steel Beam

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1452946.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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