Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200080257 - Employee killed in fall through door of elevated bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200080257 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109849414	02/15/1999	1731	0	Fiber Cable, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an elevated bucket, splicing telephone cables, when he either leaned against or shifted his weight onto the door of the bucket. The door opened and he fell approximately 11 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered head and neck injuries, and was killed. The latch of the bucket door was found to be defective. Employee #1 was wearing a harness and lanyard, but they were not tied off to the boom.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, DOOR, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109849414			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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