Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202089140 - Employee Is Injured When Ejected from Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202089140 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 11/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313780736	11/23/2009	1795	238910	Burge Wrecking Llc Dba Acme Dismantling Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on November 13, 2009, Employee #1, with a demolition and dismantling company was on a Snorkel aerial lift (Model Number TB 120 RCU, Serial Number AP01063) He was torch-cutting one end of a steel beam while standing on the mid rail of the lift's basket. When the beam was cut through, it fell and struck the basket. Employee #1 was ejected and fell approximately 30 ft. He was hospitalized at St. Vincent's Mercy Medical Center and then transferred to St. Charles Mercy Hospital for unspecified leg, foot, and back injuries, including fractures. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, EJECTED, FRACTURE, TORCH, BACK, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313780736			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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