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Accident Summary Nr: 99373.015 - Employee Is Ejected From Basket Of Aerial Lift, Receives Mul
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267034.015 | 09/26/2017 | 237310 | Sema Construction, Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1 was driving a 4 wheel drive aerial lift on a temporary access dirt road. The aerial lift was driven off the road into an embankment, where it was stuck on loose dirt. While attempting to free the equipment out of the embankment, Employee #1 was ejected from the lift basket from a height of 20 ft and landing 30 ft away. He fell upon a silt fence wooden post that impaled into his lower abdominal area and he also suffered facial trauma when his face struck the ground. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center for his multiple injuries and later died.
Keywords:
Aerial Lift, Construction vehicle, Ejected, Elevated Work Platform, Face, Impaled, Overturn, Struck Against, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1267034.015 | 22 | M | Fatality | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: |