Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770162 - Employee injured in fall when lift bucket malfunctions

Accident Summary Nr: 200770162 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122121957	12/22/1997	1731	0	Bell Atlantic

Abstract: Employee #1, a lineman for Bell Atlantic, was part of a four-person team removing a telephone cable that had become embedded in a tree limb. He was in the elevated Telsta bucket lift of a 1988 Ford F-800 diesel truck when the bucket unexpectedly began to descend and he was left hanging with the tree limb under his arms as he yelled out "Stop!" His lanyard was attached to the bucket's metal frame and the combination of his body weight and the increasing tension on his lifeline caused the tree limb to snap. Employee #1 fell, landing on his back behind the left side of the bucket. He suffered a fractured skull, a bruised spine, fractured ribs, and minor contusions. Police and EMTs responded and transported him to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, TELECOM WORK, TREE LIMB, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122121957			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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