Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200011195 - Employee killed when pinned against beam by aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200011195 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303196091	10/04/2000	1541	0	Horizon Resources, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an aerial lift at a height of 36 ft, securing structural steel at a warehouse construction site. He was tying a cable around some steel reinforcing rods so a coworker on the structure could them to it. Employee #1 then tried to maneuver the lift over to pick up the coworker, but the bucket moved in the opposite direction and pinned him against a steel beam. Coworkers on the ground tried repeatedly to lower the lift, but their controls were not operating properly. The DOWN button was pressed three times before the lift descended to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died 10 hours later as a result of internal injuries.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STEEL ERECTION, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303196091			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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