Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630804 - Two employees were killed while operating an aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200630804 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116495961	10/04/2002	1721	0	Universal, Inc

Abstract: On October 4, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were working from an elevated aerial lift, 45 feet high, to paint an overhead conveyor structure. While moving the lift with the boom elevated, the lift ran into a slope in the ground, causing the basket to overturn. Both Employee #1 and #2 were killed.

Keywords: FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116495961			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
2	116495961			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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