Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201954963 - Employee Is Caught Between Equipment and Structure, Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201954963 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310731989	02/26/2007	1791	238120	Elco Steel

Abstract: Employee #1, a Steelworker, was engaged in open web bar joist installation at a height of approximately 14 ft. Employee #1 was maneuvering an articulating boom lift (aerial lift) into position under the bar joist. The aerial lift had a malfunction in the travel lever (forward and reverse). It was previously noted that the lever has had a tendencies to not fully return to neutral position once the lever was release. The safety device on this lever was broken prior to the accident. Employee #1 traveled forward released that lever, then immediately started booming up between bar joist not knowing that aerial lift was still traveling slightly. Employee #1 was caught between a bar joist and the equipment platform. Employee #1 was unable to reach the controls to shut down the aerial lift. Nearby coworkers stopped the aerial lift utilizing ground control and lowered Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 suffered minor injuries to the chest, shoulders, and back. Employee #1 was treated at the hospital and released that evening.

Keywords: PLATFORM, JOIST, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

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	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310731989			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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