Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202079984 - Employee Is Injured in Fall When Aerial Lift Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 202079984 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 10/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312957558	10/25/2008	1796	238290	Rem Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: On October 25, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were repairing metal awnings. The coworker was on an 8-ft A-frame ladder handing awning materials to Employee #1, who worked from the platform of an aerial lift. Employee #1 wore a full body harness and a lanyard tied off to the lift. When the lift's mounting plate broke loose from the truck bed, the platform fell to the pavement and ejected Employee #1. He was hospitalized for a fractured arm.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, LIFELINE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312957558			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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