Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 695015 - One employee dies, others injured in overturned lift

Accident Summary Nr: 695015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 09/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106120330	09/10/1993	2015	0	Oberlin Processing Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, along with a coworker and the owner/operator, was approximately 30 ft in the air in a platform on a Lull high lift loader (model 7C2-40), deciding how to trim some trees. The owner/operator, who was not knowledgeable and experienced regarding this machine's ability and limitations, was using the controls to move the platform, which was on a slight incline (10 degree) to one side. When the loader tipped over, Employee #1 and the coworkers fell to the ground and were thrown from the platform. The coworker and the owner/operator sustained lacerations, a broken leg, a broken pelvis, and contusions. Employee #1 died at the hospital from massive internal bleeding.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, WORK PLATFORM, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106120330			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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