Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319941 - Employee killed when caught between scissor lift components

Accident Summary Nr: 14319941 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 10/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123180135	10/31/1994	3441	0	Greiner Industries, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a scissor lift on which the safety latches had been broken off from the control levers. He leaned over the front of the lift platform, inadvertently contacting the control levers and raising the platform. His upper body was crushed between the lift railing and an overhead crane rail. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123180135			Fatality	Other	Millwrights

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