Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 936732 - Employee killed in 30 ft fall from manlift

Accident Summary Nr: 936732 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 03/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112890892	03/20/1997	1731	0	Moynihan Electric, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a manually propelled, hydraulic manlift that had been elevated approximately 20 feet so that he could install electrical conduit in a ceiling. The manlift tipped over, causing the employee to fall approximately 30 ft. He sustained a fractured skull and was killed. The lift's outriggers were not extended to provide stability.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, OUTRIGGER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112890892			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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