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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 133179.015 - Two Employees Incur Multiple Injuries In Fall From Scissor L

**Accident: 133179.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 01/28/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1512344.015	01/29/2021		Delta/B.J.D.S., Inc.

At 2:00 p.m. on January 28, 2021, Employees #1 and #2 were engaged in demolition work at a recreation building. They were inside a scissor lift and removing an air duct inside the gymnasium. During the removal process, the employees reste d 20 to 22 feet of the air duct across the rails of the scissor lift. As the em ployees cut anchor points, the air duct lost its structural integrity, and a por tion of it broke loose from the ceiling. This turbulent movement caused the sci ssor lift to become unstable, the scissor lift tipped over, and the employees fe ll 20 feet. The employees were transported to the hospital, where both were adm itted for treatment. Injuries included a fractured pelvis, fractured arms, fra ctured ankles, and muscle tears.

Keywords: ankle, arm, blunt force trauma, construction, contusion, demolition, duct, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, falling object, fracture, pelvis, roll-over, scissor lift, structural collapse, unstable load, work

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1512344.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: 20 FallHt:20 Cause: Demolition FatCause:
2	1512344.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: 20 FallHt:20 Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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