Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202455986 - Two Workers Are Injured When Crushed by Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202455986 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313380073	12/02/2009	1761	238160	Westway Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on November 24, 2009, Employees #1 and #2, of Westway Construction Inc., were fitting and installing architectural sheet metal on a building. While installing the sheet metal, they used an aerial lift when they were caught between the guardrail of the lift and the building wall. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized for injuries. Employee #1 sustained back injuries, and Employee #2 sustained 10 fractured ribs, a ruptured liver, and internal bleeding.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHEET METAL, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313380073			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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