Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775377 - Two Employees Are Killed in Fall When Boomlift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200775377 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312626013	10/10/2008	1761	238170	Lymo Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were working on a boom lift when it tipped over. They fell to the ground and died.

Keywords: BOOM, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312626013			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
2	312626013			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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