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Accident: 75723.015 - Lift Operator Is Ejected In Tip-Over And Sustains Fractures
Accident: 75723.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/23/2015 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1022104.015 | 01/29/2015 | Nations Renovations, Llc | |||||
| At 9:45 a.m. on January 23, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in roofing work on a building construction project. He was operating an aerial lift with the lift extended to the fourth level of the building, approximately 45 feet high. The lift tipped over, and Employee #1 was ejected from the lift basket and onto the roadway. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a head injury and fractures to the left ankle, left femur, right knee, and right arm. The subsequent investigation determined that the aerial lift had been situated on soft, unstable ground. | |||||||
Keywords:
thigh, ankle, arm, construction, fracture, knee, head, equipment operator, aerial lift, unstable surface
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Other building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 4 | 45 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1022104.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket) |