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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12618230211/22/20041623237130Hot 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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