Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99174.015 - Employee is caught between lift and bridge and incurs multip

Accident Summary Nr: 99174.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 08/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265188.015	08/25/2017		236220	F & H Construction

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on August 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project involving a bridge. He was raising himself in the basket of a JLG 400 Series Telescopic Boom Lift when he became caught between the basket and the underside of the bridge. As he was lowered, his head scraped against a bridge support beam. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured shoulder blade, a severe laceration to the scalp with hair ripped from the scalp, contusions and laceration to the forehead, contusions to the chest, shoulder, and throat, and a sore neck.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Beam, Bridge, Caught Between, Construction, Contusion, Fracture, Laceration, Scalp, Shoulder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265188.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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