Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102272.015 - Worker fractures leg when scissor lift falls over

Accident Summary Nr: 102272.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283594.015	12/15/2017		236220	Mc Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 17, 2017, Employee #1, the owner of a masonry/concrete company working as a subcontractor at a multiemployer construction project, was on a scissor lift and performing cement caulking operations to a commercial building. Employee #1 was moving the lift forward when it fell over, and he jumped from the lift and fell a height of 15 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Cementing, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1283594.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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