Fatality Narrative: Aerial Work Platform Operator Pinned Between Basket and Overhead Beam

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On February 21, 2008, the operator of a hydraulic extending boom platform was crushed between the lift's basket and a beam. The 39-year-old carpenter and welder was employed by a company that supplies and erects panelized roof, steel and wood roof and floor structures. He was helping to build a warehouse. The victim, who had considerable experience doing this kind of work, was welding vertical stanchions to a horizontal beam above a doorway from the basket of a hydraulic extending boom lift. He had partially completed the welding and started to reposition the basket when he either extended or elevated the basket, causing him to be pinned between the basket's frame and the overhead beam. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction workers
  • Construction materials
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Safety
  • Education
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051677
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-84-2009, 2009 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: aerial work platform operator pinned between basket and overhead beam
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228789/cdc_228789_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 55.08 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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