Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156326.015 - Employee is killed in fall from boom lift

Accident Summary Nr: 156326.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1670124.015	05/12/2023		238320	Perez Painting, Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on May 11, 2023, an employee and a coworker were in an articulating boom lift to paint a concrete bridge above them. A harness and lanyard were in the lift but the employee was not utilizing them. The employee fell 20 feet from the lift, landing on the highway below. He struck his head and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Highway, Lanyard, Lift, Paint, Painter

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1670124.015	53	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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