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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 138657.015 - Employee Is Killed While Elevating Aerial Lift

**Accident: 138657.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/18/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1550391.015	08/18/2021		South Eastern Fire Protection Labor Services, Llc

At 4:00 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee was replacing piping for the fire e xtinguishing system of a home and garden center. The employee was elevating an a erial lift when his neck was caught between the lift rail and a ceiling joist. T he employee died of blunt force trauma to the neck combined with acute drug toxi city - 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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1550391.015	42	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause:

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