Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200920809 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Lift And Door Frame
Accident: 200920809 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/11/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305264921 | 08/12/2002 | 1542 | Pan American Systems, Inc. | ||||
On August 11, 2002, Employee #1 was using a scissor lift to complete a painting job. He was maneuvering the lift through a 7-foot-tall door frame between the hallway and a classroom when the platform suddenly elevated and he became caught between the platform guardrail and the top of the door frame. Employee #1 was crushed and died of mechanical asphyxia. | |||||||
Keywords:
abdomen, asphyxiated, hoisting mechanism, construction, riding on equipment, caught between, painter, untrained, mech malfunction, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 305264921 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause: Caught in stationary equipment |