Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170118780 - Employee killed when basket falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170118780 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107198962	07/19/1993	1731	0	Jerry Barrick Electric

Abstract: On March 5, 1993, Employee #1 was inspecting the installation of overhead lighting for an electrician friend. He was in a basket that had been attached to forklift forks and then raised approximately 15 feet by an overhead crane. When the electrician, who was operating the forklift, moved the lift slightly forward the basket slid off the forks and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he died several hours later from a ruptured aorta, a liver laceration, and hemorrhaging.

Keywords: HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, RUPTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, FALL, ARTERY, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107198962			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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