Accident Report Detail
Accident: 109289.015 - Employee Sustains Fractures In Fall From Elevated Man Lift
Accident: 109289.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/29/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1326675.015 | 06/29/2018 | Trinity North American Freight Car, Inc. | |||||
At 12:00 a.m. on June 29, 2018, Employee #1, a painter, was applying a primer co at to a rail car from an elevated pneumatic paint platform inside of a paint boo th. The employee was ready to apply the first coat of paint when the paint line became entangled. He tried to pull it free. Employee #1 opened the front gate of his platform and leaned forward as he was trying to pull the hose towards him. He lost his balance and fell 12 feet, landing on the paint booth pit. Employee # 1 was hospitalized with a fractured left arm and fractured right leg. | |||||||
Keywords:
arm, entangled, fall, fracture, hose, leg, lost balance, paint, paint booth, painter, powered industrial vehicle
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1326675.015 | 24 | M | Hospitalized injury | Painting and paint spraying machine operators |