Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Construction ForemanDies After Falling from Aerial Lift Bucket Truck, South Carolina, June 20, 1994

摘要

The death of a 46 year old male construction foreman who fell 16 feet from thebucket of an aerial lift truck was reported. The victim entered the aerial bucket and did not don his safety equipment. A tractor trailer attempted to drive under the outstretched cables, catching the cables and knocking the victim out of the bucket, to the roadway. He died of internal hemorrhage the following day. Recommendations were offered to ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment is used when working where there is a danger of falling, that existing safety programs to be reviewed and that workers should be encouraged to actively participate in safety at the workplace.