Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136567.015 - Employee breaks pelvis and vertebra in fall when lift is str

Accident Summary Nr: 136567.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1538270.015	06/28/2021		238210	The Able Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee working as an electrician apprentice for an electrical contractor was installing a data line for nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide sensors for a garage area. While the employee was installing the line, the garage door was opened from the outside. As the door was opening, it hit the scissor lift that the employee was using for the task. The scissor lift tilted and fell to the concrete floor along with the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken pelvis and fractured T11 and T12 vertebrae.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Overhead Door, Pelvis, Scissor lift, Struck Against, Struck By, Vertebra, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1538270.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices

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