Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165333.015 - Employee dies from blunt trauma in fall from scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 165333.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1737783.015	03/26/2024		238990	B.I. Brooks & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:56 p.m. on April 22, 2024, an employee working for building contractor was waiting in a scissor lift for a steel beam to be hoisted. The employee fell from a scissor lift and struck the concrete floor below. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Construction, Construction vehicle, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Scissor lift

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1737783.015	56	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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