Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200170041 - Employee killed in fall when lift bucket overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200170041 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 08/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126958545	08/14/1998	1741	0	Gasani Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was standing in the bucket of a Sky Trak aerial lift when the bucket overturned. He fell 36 ft and died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126958545			Fatality	Concussion	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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