Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 72662.015 - Welder's head is caught between malfunctioning aerial lift a

Accident Summary Nr: 72662.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/14/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1018337.015	01/15/2015		238120	Coastal Steel, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on January 14, 2015, Employee #1, a welder employed by a structural steel company, and Coworker #1, his foreman, were engaged in construction work at the site of a movie studio. Employee #1 was operating an aerial lift. A witness later reported that the foreman pressed the button for the aerial lift to go down, but the lift went up. Employee #1's head was trapped between the lift and a catwalk. Employee #1 lost consciousness. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a head injury.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Caught Between, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fainted, Head, Mech Malfunction, Welder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1018337.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury

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