Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130828.015 - Two employees in lift basket are killed when lift falls over

Accident Summary Nr: 130828.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 11/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500537.015	11/02/2020		237110	Velex Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 2, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a communications installation and repair company, were hanging a 5G antenna on a water tower. They were working from the basket of an aerial lift when the lift fell over, likely due to high winds. The two employees and the lift fell 125 feet, and the lift landed on the employees. Both employees were killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Antenna, Basket, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, High Wind, Installing, Overturn, Water Tower, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition				125	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1500537.015	22	M	Fatality		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: 125 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 125 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:
2	1500537.015	20	M	Fatality		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: 125 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 125 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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