Powered by GoogleTranslate

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Contact Us FAQ A to Z Index English Español

Return to Accident Search Results

Accident Report Detail

Accident: 3956.015 - Employee Caught Between Aerial Lift And Pipe Is Asphyxiated

Accident: 3956.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 11/01/2011
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
108847.01511/02/2011Electric Construction Company
At 8:45 a.m. on November 1, 2011, an employee was in the process of running a CAT 5 communication line through the wall near the ceiling. The employee was operating an aerial lift to retrieve the line and was attempting to maneuver the basket of the lift between a structural roof member and a compressed air pipe. The employee had his head positioned over the protection rail located just over and behind the aerial lift controls when his head was caught between the protection rail on the lift and the compressed air pipe. His head was bent downward and his neck was pinned between the rail of the aerial lift and a compressed air pipe running parallel to the rail and he was asphyxiated.
Keywords: asphyxiated, aerial lift
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building Maintenance or repair   X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 108847.015 58 M Fatality Asphyxia Electricians FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause:
FatCause: Lifting operations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

Close