Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138657.015 - Employee is killed while elevating aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 138657.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550391.015	08/18/2021		561311	South Eastern Fire Protection Labor Services, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee was replacing piping for the fire extinguishing system of a home and garden center. The employee was elevating an aerial lift when his neck was caught between the lift rail and a ceiling joist. The employee died of blunt force trauma to the neck combined with acute drug toxicity - fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and flubromazolam as determined by the medical examiner report.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Drug Overdose, Elevated Work Plat, Fire Ext System, Fire Extinguisher, Joist, Metal Rail, Neck, Pressure Piping, Repair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1550391.015	42	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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