Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 525899 - Employee killed in fall from platform

Accident Summary Nr: 525899 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109541490	02/05/1993	1761	0	Electronic Space Systems Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109541482	02/05/1993	1791	0	Ridge Erection Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109541508	02/05/1993	1541	0	Hughes Information Technology Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109541516	02/05/1993	9711	0	United States Air Force Buckley Ang

Abstract: A construction crew was dismantling and erecting a radar dome (radome) using a suspended personnel platform. A lattice boom crane was used to suspend the platform on the dome's interior to allow the crew to install new panels that would form a grid of polygons (geodesic dome) to make up the structure. As the crane held the personnel platform in position, the crane boom slipped and lowered the personnel platform abruptly. The crane hoisted the platform down as far as possible and the crew made preparations to rappel with ropes from the platform to the ground. Employee #1 decided to climb off the platform and onto the side of the dome's interior. He slipped and fell to the ground. He died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, PLATFORM, DISMANTLING, CRANE BOOM, FALL, WORK RULES, SLIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109541490	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	109541482			Occupation Not Listed
3	109541508			Occupation Not Listed
4	109541516			Occupation Not Listed

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