Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073400 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201073400 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310818745	09/29/2008	3275	327420	U.S. Gypsum Company

Abstract: On September 11, 2008, Employee #1, an electrician, was installing a photo-electric sensor on a light located on an outdoor light pole next to a private rail line. To reach the light, he used an aerial lift that was positioned across the railroad track. When a train struck the boom, Employee #1 was thrown from the lift platform. He was hospitalized for unspecified sprains. A witness observed that Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness and was secured to the aerial lift with a lanyard. He apparently disconnected his lanyard just prior to the train striking the lift.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LANYARD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, UTILITY POLE, RAILROAD, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310818745			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Electricians

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