Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121726.015 - Two employees are injured when scissor lift falls

Accident Summary Nr: 121726.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1408381.015	06/14/2019		236220	Luis E. Perez Chavez

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on May 10, 2019, Employee #1 and #2, both framers, were installing trusses for the roof of a new one-story building while standing on a scissor lift. Both employees were wearing body harnesses and were tied off to the scissor lift. The employees were about to finish for the day. A wind gust knocked down one of the installed trusses and created a domino effect, knocking down another ten trusses. The last truss struck the scissor lift, causing the lift to tip over. The employees and lift fell onto the concrete floor from a height of 16 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures of the shoulder and was admitted to the hospital for treatment. Employee #2 sustained a sprained left ankle that was treated but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, High Wind, Installing, Roof, Scissor lift, Shoulder, Sprain, Struck Against, Tips Over, Truss, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1408381.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:
2	1408381.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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