Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202528105 - Employee Dies after Being Pinned by Aeirial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202528105 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314172537	01/23/2010	1721	238320	Cooper-Vennett Property Services, Inc.

Abstract: On January 23, 2010, Employee #1 was a painter. He was working from an aerial lift which had the working platform placed in a tight location. When the painting work was finished, Employee #1 was moving the working platform out of the tight location. His head and neck became pinned between a part of the aerial lift work platform and an awning structure. Employee #1 was hospitalized and placed on life support. He was diagnosed as brain dead and died at 2:40 p.m. the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PAINTER, BRAIN, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314172537			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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