Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95030.015 - Employee is killed when aerial lift over turns

Accident Summary Nr: 95030.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1227660.015	04/25/2017		236118	Daystar Infrastructure & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 25, 2017, an employee, operator, was trying to get the boom lift closer to the work location. The operator drove the lift onto the grass, and the ground gave way beneath the lift causing the lift to tilt and fall over. The boom hit the ground causing Employee #1 and Employee #2 to be ejected 60 feet. Employee #1 hit a tree and then the ground. Employee #2 hit the ground next to the tree. Employee #1 was killed from his injuries and Employee #2 was taken to a hospital with a broken right leg, right arm, and pelvis.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Roll-Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1227660.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 60 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1227660.015	41	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 60 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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