Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 53607.015 - Employee is ejected from aerial lift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 53607.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 10/18/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
943763.015	10/21/2013		532412	Big Sky General Rental Inc.,

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 18, 2013, Employee #1 was using a Genie Aerial lift to load rental equipment onto a trailer for its return to the rental store. As the employee repositioned the basket of the lift, he swung the counter weight over the edge of the trailer, causing the aerial lift to tip over. Employee #1 was ejected from the lift and sustained trauma to his head and chest and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Chest, Counterbalance, Fall, Head, Personnel Cage, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Struck Against, Trailer, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	943763.015	46	M	Fatality		Sales representatives, mining, mfg., & wholesale

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