Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107540783 - Hertz Equipment Rental

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107540783

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 07/31/1992

Site Address:
Hertz Equipment Rental
45 Gerard Street
Boston, MA 02119

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:7353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361154602

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170110191

Event: 06/24/1992

ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, 1 INJURED IN FALL FROM OVERTURNED LIFT

IN JUNE 1992, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE USING A GROVE SCISSOR LIFT, MODEL M31/HART, TO STRING CABLES BENEATH THE ROUTE 195 OVERPASS IN NEW BEDFORD, MA. THE CABLES WOULD LATER BE USED TO ALLOW THE PAINTERS TO PAINT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OVERPASS. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ELEVATED APPROXIMATELY 36 FEET. HAVING COMPLETED THE TASK OF FEEDING THE CABLE OVER THE PIER, THEY WERE PREPARING TO DESCEND WHEN THE SCISSOR LIFT TURNED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF THEIR FALL.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107540783					Occupation Not Listed

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