Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901361 - Fall From Aerial Lift Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200901361 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 01/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303776108	01/23/2004	1711	238220	Arj Industries, Inc. Dba Action Heating & Air

Abstract: Two employees were performing HVAC duct installation work at a high school gymnasium. They were working from the extended basket of a JLG extensible boom aerial lift. The employees had installed some sections of the HVAC supply air ducts. Employee #1 was stepping on the mid-rail of the basket's guardrail system to reach the top of the duct being installed and lost his balance. Employee #1 fell approximately 22 ft to the concrete ground. Employee #1 died in route to the hospital.

Keywords: DUCT, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, MIDRAIL, LOST BALANCE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303776108			Fatality	Concussion	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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