Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137562.015 - Scissor lift tips over causing employee to hit ground suffer

Accident Summary Nr: 137562.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 02/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516079.015	02/22/2021		238210	Giraffe Electric Ii, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 22, 2021, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was working from a scissor lift. Employee was giving slack in the wire as it was being pulled through the conduit. The weight of the wire caused scissor lift to tip over. Employee #1 fell to the floor causing a fractured hip. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Counterweight, Electrical Wire, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hip, Scissor lift, Tips Over

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516079.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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