Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472338 - Employee killed when crushed between aerial basket and wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202472338 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311766760	01/22/2008	1771	238110	Commercial Concrete Systems, Inc.

Abstract: On January 15, 2008, Employee #1 was using a JLG aerial lift to patch holes on a building's northeast outer wall. As he maneuvered the lift up and down to fix the wall, he became pinned between the lift's control station and the ceiling wall. He was discovered by coworkers and a forklift was used to extricated him by pushing the aerial lift away from the wall. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was administered CPR by a coworker until Emergency Services arrived. He was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL, where he died at 1:15 p.m. on January 20, 2008.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CPR, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311766760			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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