Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200627115 - Worker Is Killed When Crushed Between T-Beam and Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200627115 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 01/18/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317585545	01/19/2014	1611	237310	Dement Construction Company Llc

Abstract: On January 18, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, carpenters employed by a construction company, were engaged in exterior carpentry work at a bridge. They were in the basket of an aerial lift and removing bolts from the top edge of the easternmost concrete bulb T-beam (tee beam) that supported a catwalk along the eastern edge of the bridge. Employee #1 was operating the controls of the aerial lift. He was facing the control panel and had his back to the bridge. As he extended the boom of the aerial lift, he was caught between the bottom of the T-beam and the aerial lift's control panel. Employee #1 was fatally crushed. This fatality was investigated by Tennessee OSHA.

Keywords: CHEST, PERSONNEL CAGE, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BRIDGE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317585545			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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