Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170366652 - Employee is killed when crushed between basket and sign

Accident Summary Nr: 170366652 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307377762	02/03/2004	1799	238990	Atlas Sign Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a sign for Atlas Sign Company. His coat was caught on the controls which raise and lower the basket and he became pinned between the sign's catwalk and the top of the basket. His neck and chest were crushed and he was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, HOISTING MECHANISM, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, ADVERTISING SIGN, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307377762			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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