Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100021195 - Employee killed when pinned between scissor lift and door

Accident Summary Nr: 100021195 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304076227	12/14/2000	1741	0	Young Bros.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 8, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a scissor lift when he bent or ducked down in order to drive through or below a door opening where there was low overhead clearance. Employee #1 stopped the lift approximately two feet beyond the door opening; then reportedly stood up and put the scissors lift into reverse. The lift traveled backwards, pinning Employee #1 between the top rail of the lift's guardrail system and the door opening itself. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 died from blunt injuries involving his stomach and chest on December 9, 2000.

Keywords: CHEST, GUARDRAIL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DOOR, STOMACH, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304076227			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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