Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201040797 - Employees injured when ejected from elevated work platform
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304644487 | 07/26/2001 | 1731 | 0 | Desert Construction, Inc. |
Abstract: On July 25, 2001, Employees #1 and #2 were working from a basket of an aerial lift truck harvesting cherries from cherry trees. As they were gathering the cherries, a semi-tractor truck struck the boom of the aerial lift truck. Both employees were wearing personal fall arrest equipment, but were not tied off to the basket. The collision caused both employees to be injected from the basket. Employee #1 was fatally injured when he fell 13 ft to the concrete surface, while Employee #2 received fractures in his legs from the fall. Employee #2 was hospitalized for his injuries sustained in the fall.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304644487 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket) |
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| 2 | 304644487 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket) |
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