Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111765.015 - Employee is injured when wind blows over scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 111765.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1365699.015	12/12/2018		238120	Metropolitan Walters Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a structural steel and concrete construction company, was installing equipment at an existing 50-story commercial building. He was standing on a scissor lift on the roof and removing a chain block when a high wind blew over the scissor lift. Employee #1 fell. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, High Wind, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Roof, Scissor lift, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1365699.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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