Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 29735.015 - Employee falls from aerial lift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 29735.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 07/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
540258.015	07/16/2012		238140	Chimento Construction Co.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 16, 2012, an employee was using a JLG aerial lift to map out wiring inside a facility for electrical purposes. The employee was not wearing a safety harness and fell 35 feet from the aerial lift. The employee sustained severe trauma to the head and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall Protection, Head

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			1	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	540258.015	45	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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