OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365737

SUPERIOR SERVICE SOLUTIONS, INC.

LISLE, IL· 2021-06-27T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Collapse, Concrete, Decking, Ejected, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Janitor, Lift operator, Malfunction, Material Handling, PPE, Structural Collapse, Training, Window Washer
NAICS: 561720
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345383178
Employer profile: SUPERIOR SERVICE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Summary number: 221365737
Report ID: 0521400

Event description

One employee is killed, another is injured, both are ejected

Investigation abstract

At 6:15 a.m. on June 27, 2021, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were operating a 39,000 pound Genie S-85 extendable boom aerial lift washing windows on a 5 story office building. As the employees moved across a section of concrete decking, the decking was failed under the weight of the lift and the rear two wheels collapsed beneath the decking causing the front wheels to propel upward. Neither employee was wearing fall protection. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were ejected out of the basket. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized as a result of their injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
453

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