Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 976555 - Employee dies in fall from articulating lift basket

Accident Summary Nr: 976555 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107927675	07/06/1989	1741	0	Midwest Caulking Inc

Abstract: On July 6, 1989, Employee #1 was raised in a fully extended JLG 60HT articulating boom lift to retrieve a bucket of mud from the swing stage. The boom was at a 30 degree angle. When he moved the JLG forward Employee #1 ran over some bricks and the boom flexed, throwing him from the basket. Employee #1 fell 37 ft to a concrete sidewalk and chain link fence and was killed. He was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard.

Keywords: EJECTED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107927675			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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