Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170886246 - Employee injured when aerial lift backs off loading ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 170886246 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125571166	08/28/1996	7353	0	Us Rentals

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was delivering two scissor lifts to a construction site. He was backing the second lift from a Low-Boy transporter when he ran off the Low-Boy's ramp and the lift fell, landing on its side. Employee #1 was thrown to the ground, fracturing his upper left arm and several ribs. The scissor lift could have been driven off the ramp remotely, using a cable-connected controller. These controllers had been used routinely by other drivers, and the employer has directed all drivers to use the remote system in the future, and not to ride the units.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REMOTE CONTROL, LOADING RAMP, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, OFF LOADING, LOST CONTROL, AERIAL LIFT, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125571166			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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