Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89358.015 - Employee is killed when the basket of bucket truck falls and

Accident Summary Nr: 89358.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 10/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1182596.015	10/10/2016		237130	Midwest Power Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on October 8, 2016, an employee was dead-ending new power transmission lines. The passenger side of the bucket truck's outrigger failed. The basket of the bucket truck fell striking the ground and the employee was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Ejected, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Outrigger, Power Lines, Truck, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				65	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1182596.015	35	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 65 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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