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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1516079.01502/22/2021238210Giraffe 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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