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Accident Summary Nr: 170110191 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, 1 INJURED IN FALL FROM OVERTURNED LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 170110191 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107539926	06/30/1992	1721	0	Shipsview Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107540783	07/31/1992	7353	0	Hertz Equipment Rental

Abstract: IN JUNE 1992, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE USING A GROVE SCISSOR LIFT, MODEL M31/HART, TO STRING CABLES BENEATH THE ROUTE 195 OVERPASS IN NEW BEDFORD, MA. THE CABLES WOULD LATER BE USED TO ALLOW THE PAINTERS TO PAINT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OVERPASS. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ELEVATED APPROXIMATELY 36 FEET. HAVING COMPLETED THE TASK OF FEEDING THE CABLE OVER THE PIER, THEY WERE PREPARING TO DESCEND WHEN THE SCISSOR LIFT TURNED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF THEIR FALL.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107539926	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	107539926	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	107540783			Occupation Not Listed

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