Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200651495 - Employee Falls from Aerial Lift and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200651495 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 08/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309843217	08/18/2008	1791	238120	Tradesmen International

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 14, 2008, Employee #1 was inserting the bolts into a beam that had just been placed. He was working from an aerial lift and was wearing a harness but was not attached to the lift. Employee #1 fell from the lift, approximately 20 ft, and was killed. The company records do not indicate that the employee was trained in fall protection. There was fall protection plan in place that required the use of fall protection. There were no contributing weather variables; it was clear and hot with no precipitation.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309843217			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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