Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145504.015 - Employee dies in fall from scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 145504.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1590327.015	04/18/2022		238310	Midwest Spray Foam

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on April 9, 2022, an employee was on a Skyjack Model SJ 7127 Rough Terrain Scissor Lift, approximately 20 feet above the floor with an unguarded platform access opening. The employee was spraying Quik-Shield 118 resin spray foam insulation on the ceiling of 40 feet wide by 82 feet long by 22 feet peak Quonset hut building. The employee fell off the aerial platform, striking his head on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for head trauma and later died.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Insulation, Scissor lift, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1590327.015	43	M	Fatality		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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