Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14306245 - Employee killed when unstable Genie lift falls

Accident Summary Nr: 14306245 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 06/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120577069	06/28/1994	1711	0	Rock City Mechanical

Abstract: Employee #1 was 7 ft above the floor on a Genie personnel lift. He was installing all-thread and brackets on a 623 Banbury line to suspend duct work. When he had finished work on the longer rod, Employee #1 told the people below that he was on his way down. Employee #1 and the Genie lift fell to the concrete floor. He sustained severe head injuries and died. The Genie lift, model PLC-30 P, had not been set up with the provided outriggers, which were stacked approximately 8 feet away from the lift.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, OUTRIGGER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SET UP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120577069			Fatality	Other	Sheetmetal duct installers

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