Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117615.015 - Employee is struck by falling lift, receives ankle fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 117615.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412654.015	07/02/2019		238290	Wilson Fire Equipment

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on June 26, 2019, an employee and coworker were setting up a mobile scaffold/vertical lift (Upright Vertical Lift, Model# UL38). The coworker removed a pin that stabilized the lift, the lift collapsed and fell onto the employee. The employee received a fracture to the left ankle and was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Ankle, Collapse, Falling Object, Fracture, Mobile Scaffold, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1412654.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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