Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107198962 - Jerry Barrick Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107198962

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 07/19/1993

Site Address:
Jerry Barrick Electric
700 Worthington Avenue
Harrison, NJ 07029

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361991110

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170118780

Event: 03/05/1993

Employee killed when basket falls

On March 5, 1993, Employee #1 was inspecting the installation of overhead lighting for an electrician friend. He was in a basket that had been attached to forklift forks and then raised approximately 15 feet by an overhead crane. When the electrician, who was operating the forklift, moved the lift slightly forward the basket slid off the forks and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he died several hours later from a ruptured aorta, a liver laceration, and hemorrhaging.

Keywords: HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, RUPTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, FALL, ARTERY, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107198962			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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