Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201761400 - Employee Killed in Fall From Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201761400 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304505241	09/10/2001	1791	0	H & H Steel Erector, Inc.

Abstract: On August 15, 2001, Employee #1 was in a aerial lift going to the roof to remove cable brackets. The controls got caught in the cable bracing, causing the basket to flip. Employee #1 was thrown out of the basket, falling approximately 35 feet to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died on August 28, 2001.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROOF, FALL, BRACING, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304505241			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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