Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352663 - Employee Is Killed While Working in Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201352663 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754490	12/02/2004	1795	238910	Halifax Wrecking Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754144	11/22/2004	1541	236210	H.J. High Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754151	11/22/2004	1731	238210	Carter Electric Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754169	11/23/2004	1751	238350	Paul Galati Inc.

Abstract: On November 22, 2004, Employee #1, a self-employed, sole proprietor, was installing large metal doors at a building that was being renovated from a printing business to a food warehouse. He was working alone from a Simon Aerial self- propelled vertical lift, Model Number L2034E. The controls of the lift were located on the perimeter railing of the lift platform. The employee was discovered with his chest crushed between the railing of the lift and the overhead portion of the doorjamb and structure. No one observed the employee being caught between the railing and the top of the doorframe. It is possible that the platform was accidentally elevated when the employee inadvertently activated the up and forward toggle switch on the control box. He may have been leaning over the railing, and a cell phone that was protruding from his back pocket or something else, activated the up and forward control, which raised the platform. Once he was caught, he could not reach the controls. He died as a result of crushing injuries.

Keywords: AERIAL LIFT, CRUSHED, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306754490			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	306754144			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	306754151			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	306754169	Fatality	Asphyxia	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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