Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859501 - Employee killed in fall from lift truck basket

Accident Summary Nr: 201859501 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311024848	11/13/2007	1623	237130	Dobson Power Line Construction Company

Abstract: On November 12, 2007, Employee #1 was working out of a bucket truck, pulling wire for a power line construction project. As he was working, the rope came loose from the pulley system, struck Employee #1, and knocked him out of the bucket. He fell into the bed of the truck and was killed. Employee #1 was wearing personal fall arrest equipment, but had not clipped his lanyard to the anchor point on the boom of the truck.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, TIE-OFF, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	32	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311024848			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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