Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758619 - Employee killed in fall from aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 170758619 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 12/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300451515	12/24/1996	1731	0	Anchor Electric Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were using a Genie AWP-36 lift with a super straddle attachment to change a light bulb in a church. The lift was set up with only two outriggers, both on the same side of the lift. Employee #1 got into the lift and told his coworker to stand on one of the outriggers. Employee #1 had extended the lift to its full 36 ft elevation when it tilted and overturned on the side that had no outriggers. Employee #1 fell out of the lift, striking his head and body against the back of a church pew. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300451515			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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