Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170143796 - EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEAD INJURY IN FALL WITH AERIAL LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 170143796 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300517513	04/17/1998	1541	0	Tim Beaty Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling a storage rack. Employee #1 was working out of a single aerial lift. It was extended to a height of approximately 10 ft when it overturned and Employee #1 fell. He sustained head injuries, from which he later died.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300517513			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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