Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201320629 - Employee Is Killed When Thrown from Man Basket

Accident Summary Nr: 201320629 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 10/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308167782	10/20/2004	1731	238210	Philadelphia Lighting Maintenance Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on October 20, 2004, Employee #1 and coworkers were removing a damaged light pole from its anchor bolts. They were using a Telelect T-5000 boom on an International truck to lift the pole off the bolts. A synthetic rope was used between the winch and the light pole. The T-5000 was equipped with a man basket on one side of the boom and a winch on the other side. Employee #1 was standing in the man basket, operating the winch and boom, pulling on the damaged pole. He was not wearing a harness. The rope was under tension and failed, throwing Employee #1 from the man basket to the pavement, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TRUCK BOOM, SLING, WINCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308167782			Fatality	Other	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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