Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494019 - Employee's Leg Is Injured by Falling Boom Lift Basket

Accident Summary Nr: 202494019 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314070335	12/08/2009	1542	236220	Tishman Construction Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 p.m. on December 7, 2009 Employee #1 was working on a boom-lift approximately 20 feet above the ground, when there was an unexpected movement of the boom-lift. The basket fell rapidly to the ground, injuring Employee #1's leg.

Keywords: CRANE BOOM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	314070335			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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