Accident Report Detail
Accident: 673541 - One Employee Killed And One Injured In Fall From Aerial Lift
Accident: 673541 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/05/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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115040354 | 11/06/1991 | 1731 | Huggins Electric Service | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
115040347 | 11/06/1991 | 1542 | Agri-Services Construction Inc. | ||||
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 5, 1991, Employees #1 and #2 had finished removing equipment from the top of a grain bin from an aerial lift elevated 20 ft above ground level. The left outrigger on the aerial truck broke through the 4 by 4 in. supports it was sitting on. The truck tipped, causing the boom and buckets to strike the grain bin. The impact threw Employees #1 and #2 out of the buckets and they fell to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 sustained back and leg injuries for which he was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, work rules, equipment failure, aerial lift, ejected, outrigger, struck against, construction, fall protection, grain bin
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 115040354 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Electricians | |||
2 | 115040347 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Supervisors, n.e.c. |