Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064273 - Employee killed in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170064273 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126986850	08/04/1997	1711	0	Ash-Guard Fire Protection, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a sprinkler system in the auditorium of a movie theater under construction. He was using a self-propelled scissor lift which he was driving with the lift raised to its maximum height of 20 ft. He apparently drove the scissor lift off an approximately 4 in. high ledge. It overturned and Employee #1 fell approximately 25 feet. He was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126986850			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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