Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118312 - Employee injured in fall from bed of truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201118312 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126182302	11/22/2004	1623	237130	Hot Line Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on November 12, 2004, Employee #1, a field mechanic/foreman, was working at a large complex containing parking, mechanical work, and office facilities. He was repairing a bent handrail on the bed of a GMC Fuel Pincher utility bucket truck when the rail snapped off, and he fell 5 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained various serious injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HANDRAIL, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126182302			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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