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Accident Summary Nr: 130828.015 - Two employees in lift basket are killed when lift falls over

Accident Summary Nr: 130828.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 11/02/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1500537.01511/02/2020237110Velex Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 2, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a communications installation and repair company, were hanging a 5G antenna on a water tower. They were working from the basket of an aerial lift when the lift fell over, likely due to high winds. The two employees and the lift fell 125 feet, and the lift landed on the employees. Both employees were killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Antenna, Basket, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, High Wind, Installing, Overturn, Water Tower, Windy
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator New project or new addition   125 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1500537.015 20 M Fatality Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. Distance of Fall: 125 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 125 feet
Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other)
Fatality Cause:
2 1500537.015 22 M Fatality Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. Distance of Fall: 125 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 125 feet
Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other)
Fatality Cause:

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