Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094729 - Employee killed by fall of fork lift telescoping boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201094729 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/25/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126135128	05/25/2001	1799	0	Stc Netcom

Abstract: While attempting to hook-up a cable on a tower structure, the high lift which they were using became unstable and fell to its side, causing a fatal injury to Employee #1 who was working 35-feet above on the lift. The equipment involved was a Pettibone High Lift Fork Lift with a telescoping boom. Employee #1 was employed by STC Inc. at a worksite located on top of South Mountain. Employee #1 was working on the platform 35-feet up the tower, connecting coaxial cable. Employee #1 sustain fatal multiple injuries from the fall of the high lift fork lift telescoping boom.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, COMMUNICATION CABLE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, TOWER, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126135128			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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