Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92809.015 - Employee is caught between fixtures and is crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 92809.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 02/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207753.015	02/03/2017		238210	Identity Services Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 3, 2017, an employee was working with a coworker from an aerial lift's basket to install an aluminum ceiling panel in a bell tower. The employee was caught in between the aluminum panel and the structural frame of the tower when the basket moved unintentionally. The aerial lift's movement was caused by the activation of the platform leveling pedal who's redundant safety device was either removed or bypassed. Preliminary cause of death later confirmed as final by Kane County Coroner's Office. The employee was killed from compression asphyxiation due to mechanical compression of neck. Other injuries were head trauma and crushing on the back and top areas of the skull and neck's right side laceration..

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Crushing, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	0	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1207753.015	47	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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