Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461531 - Employee thrown out of bucket truck and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200461531 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305548745	04/24/2003	1731	238210	M & L Power Service Incorporated

Abstract: On April 21, 2003, an employee of M and L Power Service Inc. was pulling grounding rods out of the ground, a rope or cable broke which allowed the bucket to snap back throwing the employee out of the bucket and into the back of the truck where the employee struck his head and received spinal cord injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, STRUCK AGAINST, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305548745			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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