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Accident Summary Nr: 149448.015 - Employee dies after fall from unstable man basket
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1616043.015 | 08/19/2022 | 238120 | Hunt Steel Llc |
Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 19, 2022, an employee was inspecting welds approximately 30 feet above the ground with a coworker. The man basket attachment they were standing in tipped off of the telehandler fork tines. Both the employee and the coworker (Investigation Summary 150171) fell approximately 30 feet as a result. The employee and coworker sustained serious injuries including internal bleeding within the heart and around the brain. On October 21, 2022, the employee died as a result of his injuries.
Keywords:
Back, Basket, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Floor, Defective, Defective Equipment, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Forks, Hip, Inspecting, Lung, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Training
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 30 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1616043.015 | 39 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: |