Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148190.015 - One employee is killed, another incurs multipe injuries afte

Accident Summary Nr: 148190.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1611341.015	07/20/2022		623312	104852 - Elk River Operations Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1610362.015	07/20/2022		561790	104804 - Ae Systems Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on July 19, 2022, two employees were working in a boom lift truck, straightening a flagpole with a strap attached between the boom lift's bucket and the flagpole at approximately 30 feet above the ground. The strap then broke, causing the boom lift to catapult the two employees out of their respective buckets. One employee died due to head injury. The other employee sustained broken bones, a leg laceration, and a head injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Boom, Boom Truck, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Laceration, Leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1611341.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported
2	1610362.015	72	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.