Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201320702 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201320702 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 02/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308170919	02/26/2005	1761	238160	Christopher Fellin T/A Smc Roofing & Siding

Abstract: On February 26, 2005, an employee, a roofer, was using a Genie S-65 aerial lift to ascend to the top level of a new construction building, approximately four stories high. The coworkers heard a loud snap near the lift basket, the basket tipped sideways, and the employee fell approximately 40-50 feet to the ground. The employee fell onto the asphalt and struck his head and side torso and was killed. A later inspection of the accident lift showed an anchor bar for the top boom hydraulics had broken. The witness and other reports indicated the employee was not wearing a safety harness or lanyard.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

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	4	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308170919			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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