Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113843.015 - Employee Falls From Scissor Lift And Fractures Ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 113843.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 02/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380272.015	02/19/2019		238990	Choice Sheetmetal Llc

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on February 17, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a sheet metal company, was engaged in a demolition at a one-story commercial building. He was working from the platform of a scissor lift and dismantling the ceiling panels from a freezer. The employee partially climbed off the work platform and attempted to place one foot on the cross brace of a pallet rack system. His foot slipped, and he fell, a fall height of 15 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for seven fractured ribs on his left side.

Keywords: brace, ceiling panel, construction, demolition, dismantling, elevated work platform, fall, fall protection, fracture, rib, scissor lift, sheet metal, slip, work surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1380272.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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