Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281854 - Employee is killed in aerial lift failure

Accident Summary Nr: 201281854 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307835058	10/15/2004	1731	238210	Lin R. Rogers Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2004, Employee #1, an electrician, was hanging conduit in an electrical room while standing on a scissor lift that was elevated approximately 12 feet from the floor. The pins, which allow the scissor portion of the lift to move, failed and he was thrown to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a severe head injury and died 3 days later.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307835058			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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