Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560414 - Employee's abdomen jammed against lift control panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201560414 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303606099	06/02/2000	1622	0	C C Myers

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the basket of a JLG lift, operating the lift with the basket controls, when two wheels on one side of the lift got stuck in the mud. In an effort to lift the stuck wheels enough to get some dunnage under them, Employee #1 placed a 4 by 6 beam on end under the boom of the lift. He was pressing down on the beam with the boom when the beam slipped out of place and the boom snapped down, struck the ground and rebounded to its starting position, approximately 4 ft above the ground. Because of the rebounding boom, Employee #1's abdomen struck against the lift's basket controls.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, BOOM, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303606099			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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