Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1512477.015 - J. E. Richards, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

At 2:00 p.m. on January 30, 2021, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in rehabilitation work for a commercial building. He was attempting to drive an aerial lift into the building using the building's ramp. The aerial lift became stuck on the ramp's ten percent incline, and Employee #1 asked a coworker to use an RT Forklift to push him up the incline. During this process, the forklift raised the aerial lift's rear off of the ramp's surface, and the aerial lift tipped over. The rails of the aerial lift folded up and struck the employee in the ribs. Employee #1 was pinned in the lift basket against a sea container. Employee #1 sustained contusions to the ribs but refused treatment when emergency medical services arrived.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Caught In, Construction, Contusion, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Forklift, Guardrail, Loading Ramp, Pinned, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Rib, Roll-Over, Struck By