Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98586.015 - Employee falls when exiting bucket lift and injures neck

Accident Summary Nr: 98586.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259623.015	08/25/2017		238210	Le Myers Co, The

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on August 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in power line transmission work at a multiemployer job site. He had been working from a bucket lift attached to a boom truck. Employee #1 lowered the bucket lift to its resting position on the back of the truck and exited the bucket. As he climbed down, he slipped and fell from the truck, a fall height of 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for neck injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom Truck, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Power Lines, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		62

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1259623.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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