Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797826 - Employee caught between aerial lift and valve

Accident Summary Nr: 201797826 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126088244	12/03/2003	1721	238320	Sam Rammaha Painting Co.,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 26, 2003, Employee #1, a painter, was painting a warehouse at a construction site using an aerial lift. A coworker, who was not trained in the use of the aerial lift, was helping. The aerial lift was blocking a driveway and the superintendent of the general contractor asked the coworker to clear the way while Employee #1 went to the other side the building. Employee #1 yelled at his coworker not to operate the aerial lift as he was walking toward the aerial lift. Employee #1 was putting on a harness to move the aerial lift, but the coworker moved the aerial-lift basket, which struck Employee #1, pushing him against a sprinkler shutoff valve on the wall. Employee #1 was hospitalized with internal injuries.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, VALVE, STRUCK BY, PAINTER, UNTRAINED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126088244			Hospitalized injury	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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