Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115277717 - Burnham Insulation Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115277717

Report ID: 1055320

Date Opened: 08/22/1996

Site Address:
Burnham Insulation Inc
7250 S 228th St
Kent, WA 98032

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2468, Redmond, WA 98073

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/06/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361208572

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171043748

Event: 08/22/1996

Employee killed when crushed between lift basket and rafter

At 1:30 p.m. on August 22, 1996, Employee #1 was operating an Ivy Hi-Lift to install insulation brackets in the ceiling of an Amway warehouse. He had the boom of the lift turned to the back side of the base platform, a position in which the operating controls are reversed. Employee #1 was elevated to the roof and was snug against a rafter. He apparently wanted to move away from the rafter and pushed forward on the control lever to move forward. With the controls reversed, he was actually pushing against the rafter instead. Employee #1's body was pressed against the control lever and he became caught between the lift basket and the rafter. He was unable to free himself and he died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115277717			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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