Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101414.015 - Employee in scissor lift incurs multiple head injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 101414.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282375.015	12/08/2017		238320	Vela Brothers Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 1, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a painting company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a multi-level parking garage. They were in a scissor lift and being lifted from the third to the fourth level when Employee #1's head and face became caught between the lift's rail and a concrete ceiling beam. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for injuries to his chin, cheek bones, nose, temple, and eye sockets.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Caught Between, Concrete Beam, Construction, Eye, Face, Head, Nose, Painter, Rail

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282375.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.