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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 144705.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries When Ejected Out Of Aerial

**Accident: 144705.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/13/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1573391.015	01/19/2022		Crocker Architectural Sheet Metal Co., Inc.

At 1:15 p.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee was installing sheeting on top of a roof and sidewall of a building. An excavator working below the aerial lift st ruck the aerial lift boom with the excavator stick. This strike caused the boom of the aerial lift to bounce up and down and side to side. The boom movement eje cted the aerial lift operator out of the basket. The aerial lift operator landed on the roof of the building, and then he slid down into a roof gutter. He was h ospitalized to treat broken ribs and a ruptured spleen.

Keywords: aerial lift, basket, broken, ejected, excavator, fall, fall from elevation, fall protection, rib, roof, rupture, spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1573391.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	FallDist: 12 FallHt:15 Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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