Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14528426 - FALL - MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AERIAL LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14528426 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101156685	07/20/1988	4911	0	Mississippi Power & Light Company

Abstract: A CREW OF ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES WAS ERECTING TOWERS FOR A SUBSTATION. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN A PITMAN 65 HDHA AERIAL TOWER BASKET ABOUT 22 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD, AND THE BOOM FELL TO THE GROUND. THE END OF THE MAIN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAD STRIPPED OUT, ALLOWING THE BOOM TO FALL. THE TWO EMPLOYEES, WITH THEIR SAFETY STRAPS HOLDING THEM TO THE PLATFORM, FELL TO THE GROUND. ONE OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES WAS JERKED AGAINST THE GUARDRAILS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT HE BLED TO DEATH INTERNALLY WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH FRACTURED LEGS AND A FRACTURED FOOT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAFETY BELT, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101156685			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	101156685			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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