Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116227.015 - Two employees are injured when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 116227.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 05/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400520.015	05/14/2019		238320	Donnie Alford

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 6, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a painting contractor, were using a scissor lift and painting the exterior molding of a building. As one of the employees attempted to move the scissor lift to a new work location along a three to six degree sloped concrete sidewalk, a tire caught in a crack in the concrete, causing the lift to overturn. Both employees fell, a fall height of approximately 9 feet. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital, where both were admitted for treatment. Employee #1 sustained a fractured spine, a fractured wrist, a sprained leg, and internal bruising. Employee #2 sustained fractures to his left leg, his tailbone, and his pelvis, and a concussion.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force trauma, Buttocks, Caught By, Caught In, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Overturn, Painter, Pelvis, Scissor lift, Spine, Sprain

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400520.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
2	1400520.015	66	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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