Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170087407 - One employee killed, one injured as aerial lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170087407 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/29/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103626610	04/12/1994	1742	0	Efrain Gonzales

Abstract: Between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. on March 29, 1994, Employee #1 and Employee #2, the lift operator, were standing on the platform of a self-propelled aerial lift. The two employees were installing the top sections of Sheetrock near the ceiling in auditorium 3. The lift was being operated on an inclined/sloped area, and the elevated height of the lift's platform deck from the concrete flooring was 18 ft 8 in. The platform deck extension was lengthened outwards 3 ft. Five and one-half boards of Sheetrock were positioned on the lift. As the two employees were measuring and preparing the Sheetrock for installation, the lift toppled over toward the southwest corner of the auditorium. Employee #1 fell 20 ft to his death; Employee #2 was seriously injured.

Keywords: INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLOPE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103626610			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	103626610			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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