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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221470032

GLOBAL METAL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Event
Aerial Lift, High Wind, Storm, Tips Over, Weather
NAICS
423990
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345986780
Employer profile
GLOBAL METAL CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number
221470032
Report ID
0551800

Event description

Employee is killed when lift tips over due to high wind

Investigation abstract

At 6:17 p.m. on May 25, 2022, an employee was lowering a JLG lift to the ground in preparation for an impending lightning storm. The lift was tipped over by high winds, killing the employee.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Event type
    5

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