OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221650682
LYONS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. DBA LYONS PINNER ELECTRIC
LOMBARD, IL·
Event description
One employee is killed, another is injured when ejected from
Investigation abstract
At 9:45 p.m. on March 16, 2024, Employees #1 and #2 were inside a basket on an Elliot truck, repairing a traffic light. The smokestack of a semi-truck contacted the arm where the basket is attached, which caused the bucket to spin and ejected both employees to the ground. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 suffered serious, life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. The investigation was able to determine that failure to follow industry traffic-layout practices exposed employees to vehicular traffic hazards while working from the aerial lift extended bucket.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 575
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