Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92681.015 - Employee is killed in fall from height

Accident Summary Nr: 92681.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1168188.015	08/08/2016		531311	Village Management Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 8, 2016, Employee #1 was painting the top of a fourth floor building fascia board using an aerial lift, positioned on a slope behind a tree. The employee raised the aerial device boom and turned the counterweight downward, towards the slope. The aerial device tipped over in an arc, causing Employee #1 to fall 40 feet onto the block fence and sidewalk below, killing him.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Fall, Fall Protection, Painter

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1168188.015	32	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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