Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200052173 - Employee Dies From Blunt Force Trauma To The Head
Accident: 200052173 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/04/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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306019795 | 02/09/2004 | 4581 | Duncan Aviation | ||||
On February 4, 2004, Employee #1 was working in the bucket of a boom lift, removing ice from a 2-story aviation hangar facility. He and the operator of the boom finished the work and the boom was lowered back to its resting position on the truck. Employee #1 was climbing out of the fully-enclosed bucket, when he fell backwards out of the bucket, approximately 42 ft. He landed on a metal access platform and rolled off the platform. Finally, he fell face down, approximately 8 ft 4 in. to the road. Employee #1 sustained a blunt force trauma to his head. He was conscious and was transported to a hospital by a Lincoln, Nebraska Fire and Rescue Service. He died 2 days later. | |||||||
Keywords:
platform, head, boom, truck, fall, concussion, bucket elevator
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 306019795 | Fatality | Concussion | Machinery maintenance occupations |