Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358513 - Employee Sustains Minor Bruises in Partial Boom Tipover

Accident Summary Nr: 200358513 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313215840	07/08/2010	1771	238140	Larry Shambley Construction Inc.

Abstract: On June 29, 2010, Employee #1 was moving a JKG, 860SJ, boom-supported elevating work platform along side of a five-story building under construction. The ground that the aerial platform was moving on was soft and uneven making it difficult for all four wheels to keep traction. When the employee drove the aerial platform over the soft spot in the dirt and saw that one wheel was spinning, he rotated the "turntable" 90 degrees from the stowed position in order to put weight on the tire. While rotating the "turntable", the employee had to "boom-up" the platform to clear the sides of the building. With the platform raised approximately 47 ft into the air, the aerial platform tipped over towards the building. When it started to tip, the work platform caught the edge of the building which stopped its fall. Employee #1 sustained minor bruises and contusions and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BOOM, LACERATION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313215840			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 47 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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