Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201345113 - Employee Falls from Aerial Lift, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201345113 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312801970	07/28/2009	1799	561790	Light Bulbs, Etc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 28, 2009, Employee #1, an employee of Light Bulbs Etc. a lighting subcontractor, was repairing an exterior light fixture on a building. Employee #1 was in a basket of an Asplundh aerial lift attached to a 1981 International truck when the weld on the block (the block connects the cables to the hydraulic system) of the upper boom failed. Employee #1 fell 25 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: REPAIR, BOOM, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312801970			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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