Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149606.015 - Employee dies after being asphyxiated, crushed by boom lift

Accident Summary Nr: 149606.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1621602.015	09/12/2022		236220	Edna Company Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2022, an employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) when he was crushed by the boom of the lift. The employee died to due asphyxiation when the boom crushed him against the equipment.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Boom, Caught Between, Chest, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1621602.015	69	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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