Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 87791.015 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Boom Lift Came Into Contact Wi

Accident Summary Nr: 87791.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/12/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1169527.015	08/15/2016		327390	Lift Inc.

Abstract: At 1:43 p.m. on August 12, 2016, an employee was cleaning and patching an exterior concrete wall. The employee had parked the JLG boom lift inside the fence next to the public road where the rental company has parked it in the morning for him to use. He climbed down from the boom lift, opened the control box, and tried to raise the lift up for security purpose. The boom lift made contacted with the overhead 12000 V power-lines and the employee was electrocuted. Emergency Services was contacted and responded to the accident scene.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrical, Electrocuted, Elevated Work Platform, Masonry Wall, Power Lines, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Riding on Equipment

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1169527.015	39	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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