Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859428 - Employee Dies in Fall from Malfunctioning Aerial Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201859428 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 12/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310659735	12/17/2007	3993	339950	Carter Sign Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:40 p.m. on December 14, 2007, Employee #1 was in the bucket of an aerial ladder and was preparing to change a light bulb for a sign in Corbin, KY. The hydraulic system to the ladder malfunctioned, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 25 feet. He was flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, where he died from his injuries at 2:48 p.m. on December 15, 2007.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310659735			Fatality	Other	Hunters and trappers

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