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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221508898

75542 - B-L RENTAL AND INFLATABLES LLC

Event
Aerial Lift, Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Pinned
NAICS
532490
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346290794
Employer profile
75542 - B-L RENTAL AND INFLATABLES LLC
Summary number
221508898
Report ID
0454510

Event description

Employee is killed when pinned by aerial lift

Investigation abstract

At 3:05 p.m. on October 17, 2022, Employee #1 clocked into work after lunch. Several hours had passed and no one had seen or heard from Employee #1. The local police were called to assist with locating Employee #1. Employee #1 was found at the jobsite, pinned between components of a malfunctioning JLG aerial lift. Employee #1 had suffered mechanical asphyxiation, resulting in death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    999

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