Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130424.015 - Falling equipment falls and strikes employee causing fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 130424.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487560.015	08/11/2020		238910	Fj Willert Contracting Company Inc

Abstract: At 7:05 a.m. on June 25, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. A scissor lift became stuck in the soft dirt while it was being moved from one location to another. The site preparation contractor was attempting to move the scissor lift with a skid steer loader with fork attachments. Employee #1 was attempting to direct the skid steer operator in the relocation efforts. Once the scissor lift was lifted by the skid steer loader, it overturned striking Employee #1 causing fractures to the leg and hip. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Falling Object, Forks, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Overturn, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Scissor lift, Skid Steer loader, Struck By, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487560.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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