Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494159 - Employee Is Killed When Pinned by Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202494159 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 09/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314881681	09/09/2010	1721	237310	Skanska-Koch Inc.

Abstract: On September 9, 2010, Employee #1 and coworkers were painting a bridge, operating a JLG aerial lift. The lifts basket became stuck in the steel frame of the bridge tower, approximately 90 ft high. Employee #1 was trying to maneuver the lift back out from within the tower through a large triangle opening in the steel. A coworker got out of the lift basket onto the tower to lighten the load. Employee #1 continued to retract the lift basket, dragging against the underside of a steel beam. He was standing up at the controls when it cleared the beam and suddenly sprang forward, pinning him between the beam and the back railing of the lift basket. The coworker saw Employee #1 pinned and got back in and operated the controls, bringing the lift back down to ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	10	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314881681			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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