OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221508898
75542 - B-L RENTAL AND INFLATABLES LLC
BATSBRG-LEVIL, SC—
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
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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