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Accident Summary Nr: 673541 - One employee killed and one injured in fall from aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 673541 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115040354	11/06/1991	1731	0	Huggins Electric Service
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115040347	11/06/1991	1542	0	Agri-Services Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 5, 1991, Employees #1 and #2 had finished removing equipment from the top of a grain bin from an aerial lift elevated 20 ft above ground level. The left outrigger on the aerial truck broke through the 4 by 4 in. supports it was sitting on. The truck tipped, causing the boom and buckets to strike the grain bin. The impact threw Employees #1 and #2 out of the buckets and they fell to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 sustained back and leg injuries for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, AERIAL LIFT, EJECTED, OUTRIGGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115040354			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians
2	115040347			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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