Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902328 - Worker Tossed Out of Bouncing Man-Basket Dies from Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 200902328 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310992185	02/17/2009	1741	238140	Sailer Stone & Stucco L.P.

Abstract: On February 13, 2009 Employee #1, a 43 year-old-male with Sailer Stone & Stucco L.P, was working with a coworker installing a chimney in a residential house construction site. Employee #1 and the corker had completed the job task were being lowered to the ground on a basket that was attached to a forklift. As they were being lowered, the forklift suffered a mechanical failure and the boom suddenly retracted due to gravity. The basket came to a sudden stop when the boom fully retracted. This motion caused the basket to bounce, throwing both employees out of the basket. The coworker landed on the ground and suffered some broken bones and was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 fell on a brick planter breaking his neck. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOOM, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310992185			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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