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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #666370

WORK RULES,FALL,UNTRAINED,AERIAL LIFT,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
WORK RULES,FALL,UNTRAINED,AERIAL LIFT,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
666370
Report ID
111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN AERIAL PLATFORM HE WAS IN TIPPED OVER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A BORROWED PITTMAN AERIAL PLATFORM TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB ON A HANGAR CEILING 55 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNTRAINED IN THE USE OF THE PLATFORM. THE LIFT OVERTURNED, THROWING EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE GROUND. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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