Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138014.015 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Lift And Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 138014.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546944.015	08/10/2021		332323	Star Welding & Fabrication, Llc

Abstract: At 1:12 p.m. on August 9, 2021, an employee was holding a welding curtain when he was caught between an aerial lift basket and the building wall. The employee was killed due to being crushed and asphyxiated.

Keywords: aerial lift, asphyxiated, basket, caught between, contusion, crushed, equipment operator, laceration, misjudgement, misjudgement of hazardous situation, unstable position, wall, welder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1546944.015	20	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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