Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830149 - Employee killed when crushed by hydraulic lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200830149 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300599552	12/29/1998	1711	0	Kumho Refrigeration Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on December 28, 1998, Employee #1 was underneath an industrial cargo scissor lift, removing the hydraulic fluid lines in preparation for relocation of the lift. Once the hydraulic line was removed, the lift descended on Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300599552			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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