Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053478 - Man Basket Falls Over; Worker Dies Later

Accident Summary Nr: 200053478 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/12/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311466817	05/12/2009	1799	238990	Diamond Sawing & Coring, L.L.C.

Abstract: Two workers were working at an Air National Guard facility for a construction contractor that sawed concrete. They were tied off in a man basket attached to a forklift mast, which was in turn connected to a Caterpillar skid steer loader. As they started to cut into the side of the building with a diamond tip saw, the man basket started to fall backward over the top of the skid steer loader. The workers were tied into the basket and were forced to ride the basket down. They were thrown onto a concrete flight line below. Both workers were taken to the hospital for their injuries. One worker died days later, but the disposition of the other was not mentioned in this report.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, SAW, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOADER, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311466817			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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