Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135188.015 - Employee is bruised when aerial lift rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 135188.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512477.015	01/30/2021		238210	J. E. Richards, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 30, 2021, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in rehabilitation work for a commercial building. He was attempting to drive an aerial lift into the building using the building's ramp. The aerial lift became stuck on the ramp's ten percent incline, and Employee #1 asked a coworker to use an RT Forklift to push him up the incline. During this process, the forklift raised the aerial lift's rear off of the ramp's surface, and the aerial lift tipped over. The rails of the aerial lift folded up and struck the employee in the ribs. Employee #1 was pinned in the lift basket against a sea container. Employee #1 sustained contusions to the ribs but refused treatment when emergency medical services arrived.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Caught In, Construction, Contusion, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Forklift, Guardrail, Loading Ramp, Pinned, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Rib, Roll-Over, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1512477.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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