Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 360984553 - Employees Killed When Ejected from Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 360984553 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 08/31/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310136551	09/04/2006	9711	928110	Military Sealift Command

Abstract: On August 31, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were working in an articulating aerial lift, JLG, Model Number 800AJ, Serial Number 0300055701, cleaning the portside of a Navy Ship using scrub pads that were attached to poles. One employee was wearing a life vest and the other employee was wearing a body harness and lanyard. However, the lanyard was not attached to the basket or the boom. The aerial lift was approximately 30 ft in the air, when it tipped over, ejecting the employees to the ground. Employee's #1 and #2 were killed as a result of the accident. The JLG aerial lift tipped over because the fly tower was being used in the correct position. The fly tower should not have come out of the tower, unless the tower is in a vertical position. As the basket was ascending, and the fly tower extended, the center of gravity shifted towards the upright, resulting in the tipping of the aerial lift.

Keywords: EJECTED, CLEANING, LANYARD, FALL, LIFE JACKET, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310136551			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	310136551			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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