OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #781005
MOUTH,BACK,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
THROWN AGAINST SIDE OF AERIAL LIFT BUCKET
Investigation abstract
TWO PLUMBERS WERE WORKING FROM THE BUCKET OF A JLG AERIAL LIFT. THE LIFT, WHICH ISED, IT SURGED UP AND DOWN, THROWING THE TWO EMPLOYEES INSIDE AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE BUCKET. ONE OF THESE TWO EMPLOYEES RECEIVED INJURIES TO HIS MOUTH. THE O THER EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A BACK INJURY. HAD BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CONTROLS, HAD BEEN RAISED TO A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 34 FEET AT A 50 DEGREE BOOM ANGLE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPM ENT AND WERE SECURED IN THE BUCKET. THE ENGINE FOR THE LIFT APPARENTLY STALLED A ND WOULD NOT RESTART BY MEANS OF THE CONTROLS IN THE BUCKET. AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND WAS CALLED, AND HE ASSISTED, USING THE LOWER CONTROLS. THE ENGINE WAS RES TARTED, AND THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE UPPE R CONTROLS NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. THE EMPLOYEE S DECIDED TO RAISE THE BUCKET BY MEANS OF THE LOWER CONTROLS. AS THE LIFT WAS RA
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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