Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491437 - Employee Gets Crushed by Bucket Truck and Soffit

Accident Summary Nr: 202491437 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314536368	03/16/2011	1799	561790	Century Lighting

Abstract: On March 16, 2011 Employee #1, a service technician of Century Lighting arrived at a shopping center to service lighting fixtures per the company's agreement with the center. Using a truck mounted aerial device, Employee #1 positioned the truck in front of a Staples store and then moved the aerial device between the ceiling of the store's facade and a horizontal bar in the facade. Evidence shows that the light bulb in ceiling of the facade in this area had been changed and Employee #1 was trying to exit the area when the accident took place. Employee #1 was found in the aerial device that was still elevated and crushed between a horizontal bar of the basket and the ceiling of the facade. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CRUSHED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314536368			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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