OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385826

ADVANCED MOBILITY & SHELTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

UNIVERSITY PARK, IL· 2021-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Air Conditioner, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hip, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Manufacturing, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Safety Device, Scissor lift, Trailer, Work Surface
NAICS: 336212
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345499966
Employer profile: ADVANCED MOBILITY & SHELTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Summary number: 221385826
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee fractures hip, lacerates head in fall from trailer

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee working as the shield department supervisor for a truck trailer manufacturer was installing an air conditioner onto a trailer. The employee was using a scissor lift while caulking the seams around the air conditioner. The employee exited the scissor lift without fall protection and knelt on top of the air conditioner. He lost his balance and fell nearly 14 feet the concrete floor below. An ambulance transported the employee to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized to treat a fractured left hip and a laceration to his head.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 62 M

Event type
5

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