Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101066.015 - Employee falls from scissor lift and fractures lumbar

Accident Summary Nr: 101066.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279635.015	11/29/2017		481112	Fedex Corporation

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 9, 2017, an employee was working from a scissor lift to access maintenance panels on the wing of an MD-10. He was attempting to close the difficult to reach maintenance panel and overreached. The employee fell over the guardrail of the scissor lift and onto the floor below, a distance of 8-10 ft. The employee received a lumbar fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Maintenance, Panel, Spine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1279635.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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