Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170813489 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 170813489 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125857433	06/08/1999	1721	0	Wm. B. Saleh Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a painter, was working from a scissor lift at a height of approximately 20 ft, painting some expansion joints on a new tilt-up building. He was backing up to reposition the lift when the right rear tire went over a 3 in. high doorstop anchored into the parking lot. He felt the lift tipping and tried to counterbalance it with his body, but high winds contributed to the lift overturning. Employee #1 fell to the blacktop, suffering severe injuries including fractures to both ankles and lower legs, two fractured arms, and a fractured skull.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125857433			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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