Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145828.015 - Employee fractures hip when elevated scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 145828.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 02/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580047.015	02/24/2022		236220	Chronos Construction Staffing, Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on February 17, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a scissor lift to install overhead electrical conduit struts. The scissors lift was extended 16-feet high. The floor where the scissors lift operated had open trenches. As Employee #1 maneuvered the scissor lift, one of the scissor lift wheels went into a trench and caused the scissor lift to tip over and throw the employee to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured left hip.

Keywords: Concrete Floor, Conduit, Ejected, Electrical, Floor, Fracture, Hip, Hospital, Scissor lift, Tips Over, Trench, Wheel

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1580047.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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