Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170238604 - Employee killed in fall from aerial platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170238604 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 03/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115322356	03/23/1999	3721	0	Bf Goodrich Aerospace Mro Group Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a manually propelled elevating aerial platform to access an aircraft when he fell and was killed. The platform was not designed for this purpose. The guardrails installed were sloped and only 30 to 31 in. high, which was too low to provide adequate protection. A significant gap was left between the aircraft fuselage and the guardrail.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115322356			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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