Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123444.015 - Employee suffers skull fracture in fall from scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 123444.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458339.015	01/24/2020		332311	Trident Building Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 20, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured prefabricated metal buildings and components. He was working as a laborer. He was on a construction project that involved roofing. He was working from a scissor lift. He was taking out a fan. The fan fell and, with its momentum, took the employee with it over a guardrail. The employee fell 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 meters). He suffered a skull fracture when he hit the ground. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fan, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Lost Balance, Removal, Roof, Scissor lift, Skull, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1458339.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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