Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201853041 - Employee Died When Aerial Lift Boom Dropped

Accident Summary Nr: 201853041 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303160535	05/16/2000	1731	0	Davis H Eliot Co. Inc.

Abstract: A power line worker was operating a Hi-Ranger aerial lift (Model No. 5TD). The employee was replacing a streetlight over an interstate highway. He lowered the aerial lift with the old streetlight and began raising the aerial lift with the new light. The upper boom dropped suddenly, and the employee's midsection struck the edge of the platform. He later died from internal injuries, including a ruptured liver.

Keywords: BOOM, LIVER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303160535			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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