Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280146 - Employee killed in fall when material handler overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201280146 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300969771	05/05/1997	1761	0	Heritage Exteriors, Inc.

Abstract: On May 2, 1997, Hathaway Development Company, the general contractor, rented two forklift-type pieces of equipment called material handlers for contractors to use at the job site. The owner of Heritage Exteriors, Inc., a subcontractor, told his employees to take down the pump jacks before they left for the weekend. The pump jacks were normally put up and taken down using 40 ft extension ladders. While the owner was writing out the employees' checks, Employee #1 asked the owner of another company, the punch crew, to lift him to the third story so he could use the material handler to remove the pump jacks. The material handler was extended upward about 25 ft when the punch crew operator drove the machine forward and over the curb. The material handler toppled over and Employee #1 fell 25 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300969771			Fatality	Puncture	Hand cutting and trimming occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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