Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142843.015 - Employee is ejected from aerial lift and is killed by multip

Accident Summary Nr: 142843.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 01/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573195.015	01/18/2022		237120	Bay Ltd.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on January 17, 2022, an employee worked from an aerial lift basket that was suspended by a crane (Tadano) to provide the crane operator instructions as the aerial lift was moved to a nearby trailer. The employee attempted to balance the aerial lift by moving a counterweight while the aerial lift was moved by the crane. The counterweight shifted downwards, and the employee was ejected from the basket. The employee fell approximately thirty feet and received fractures to the skull, mandible, right femur, pelvis, and ribs. The employee was killed by the injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Counterweight, Crane, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Jaw, Leg, Pelvis, Rib, Rigging, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1573195.015	29	M	Fatality		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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