Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170156319 - Employee injured in fall from overturning lift

Accident Summary Nr: 170156319 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112159645	05/11/1992	7819	0	Best Of The Best Films, Inc.

Abstract: On May 3, 1992, Employee #1, a rigger on a movie set, was installing lighting fixtures for a film shoot. He was working from an Alumnaloft hydraulic personnel lift and was about 8 ft from the floor. Employee #1's immediate supervisor and a coworker attempted to move the lift to another work location while he was still in the lift's basket. A wheel apparently failed and the lift tipped over. Employee #1 fell to the cement floor and fractured his elbow and knee. According to the manufacturer's instructions, the lift can only be operated when the outriggers are installed. At the time of the accident, the outriggers were at the site but had not been installed on the lift.

Keywords: KNEE, WHEEL, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112159645			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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