Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380896 - Employee Is Injured When Boom Platform Goes Through Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201380896 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 03/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308626290	03/14/2007	1731	238210	Ken Jil Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2007, Employee #1, an electrician, and a coworker were working at a municipal building to repair two existing lights. The employees were using a 1987 Ford F-700 with an Asplundh Manufacturing Model Number L-32 (Serial Number 80-1975) articulating boom platform. Employee #1 was in the elevated bucket and asked his coworker, the driver, to move the truck approximately 4 feet to get closer to a light. Employee #1 was not wearing personal fall arrest equipment. The driver put the truck in drive without turning off the power take-off (PTO) or turning down the engine idle switch. The truck lurched forward and the basket went through the wood wall of the building. The driver put the truck in reverse. Employee #1 was thrown from the bucket and fell approximately 15 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a bruised sternum, bruised ribs, a bruised elbow with possible ligament damage, and lacerations to the head, face, and back. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, ELBOW, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308626290			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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