Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202252276 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202252276 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315918730	09/28/2011	1623	237130	Caribou Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On September 26, 2011, Employee #1 was working in the platform of an aerial lift. When the lift's outriggers sank into the soil, it tipped over and he fell approximately 50 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized for bruises and abrasions.

Keywords: ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315918730			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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