Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127341.015 - Employee fractures skull in fall from bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 127341.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1467331.015	03/03/2020		238210	Ella Signs Inc

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on December 9, 2019, an employee and a coworker were utilizing a Ford F-Super Duty with an Telsta aerial device (Model: A-28D, Serial Number: 97700178) with an extension ladder to replace an existing sign and to perform maintenance. The employee was not wearing fall protection and fell out of the basket approximately 15 feet The employee sustained a fractured skull and punctured hip, resulting in hospitalization.

Keywords: Advertising Sign, Aerial Lift, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Installing, Lift Bucket, Puncture, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1467331.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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