Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109492.015 - Employee falls when lift tips over, fractures back and heels

Accident Summary Nr: 109492.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1328043.015	07/02/2018		238140	Perry Mason-Ry

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 29, 2018, Employee #1, a foreman contracted by a masonry construction company, was working at a multiemployer job site, a one-story commercial strip mall that was being renovated. He was operating a Skyjack Scissor Lift Model SJIH 3219 and working from the lift platform to install veneer stone pieces to the building's exterior. The lift was set on an uneven surface, pieces of wood placed over an area where asphalt had been removed. The lift tipped over, and both employee and lift fell. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures to his back and heels.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Installing, Masonry Wall, Roll-Over, Scissor lift, Uneven Ground, Work Platform, Work Rules, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1328043.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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