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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354666

OUTRIGGER,BOOM,COLLAPSE,AERIAL LIFT

Event
OUTRIGGER,BOOM,COLLAPSE,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14354666
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN AERIAL LIFT TIPS OVER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a trailer aerial lift to send wood trim 28 ft above ground level. The rear outrigger collapsed tipping the trailer upward, and the 34 ft b oom with Employee #1 in the bucket struck the pavement, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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