Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642593 - Employee is killed in fall from runaway aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200642593 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304965122	08/29/2002	1742	0	Screwed Up Drywall

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on August 28, 2002, Employee #1, the owner of a small drywall construction company, was moving a Genie boom-supported elevating work platform inside a church. He lost control of the unit, which rolled down the slanted floor and plunged into the 9 ft deep orchestra pit. Employee #1 was catapulted out of the basket and fell approximately 35 ft, striking his head against the metal structure of another boom lift. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST CONTROL, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304965122			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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