Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200674000 - Employee Is Killed When Lift Bucket Drops to Ground

Accident Summary Nr: 200674000 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305501157	09/16/2002	0761	0	El Michoacano, Inc.

Abstract: On September 16, 2002, Employee #1 was at the controls of an aerial lift basket when a weld broke and the bucket dropped 15 ft to the ground. He was impaled on the controls of the lift and was killed.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, IMPALED, AGRICULTURE, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305501157			Fatality	Puncture	Farm workers

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