Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200150845 - Employee died after falling from elevated bucket truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200150845 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 03/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304685316	03/30/2004	1731	238210	Lighting Maintenance, Inc.

Abstract: On March 30, 2004, an employee, a maintenance electrician, was working in an elevated bucket 13-ft high, installing electrical conduit on the west side of the LIRR bridge over Northern Blvd. in Roslyn, N.Y. He and a coworker had installed cones and a light board merging two lanes of westbound traffic just before a Long Island Rail Road overpass. The traffic control devices included a motorized lighted traffic sign board, reflectorized barrels and traffic cones. The accident occurred as a tractor-trailer went under the bridge and it struck the bottom of an elevated bucket causing the employee to fall out of the bucket striking his head on the pavement. The fall protection was available but was not worn. On April 4, 2004, the employee died at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304685316			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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