Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203735 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200203735 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314643933	08/02/2011	1795	238910	Estes Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: On August 2, 2011 Employee #1 was working for a construction subcontractor at an air cargo renovation site. He had begun to dismantle the hydraulic unit of a dock lift. When the hydraulic pressure was released, the lift dropped approximately 15 in. Employee #1 was crushed and pinned underneath the lift platform. He was killed.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HYDRAULIC LIFT, DISMANTLING, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ABRASION, FALL, STRUCK BY, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314643933			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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