Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043052 - Employee injured when scissor lift falls

Accident Summary Nr: 171043052 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115482580	02/06/1995	1542	0	Frederick & Michael Const Aka F & M Construction

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on February 6, 1995, Employee #1 was working on a sloped surface, on a fully extended scissor lift that was not chocked and did not have outriggers set down to prevent it from moving. The lift moved and went over the edge of the loading dock apron. It fell with the steering wheel down over the edge of a curb, the drive wheels were in the air, and the platform was extended about 20 feet. Employee #1 fell and was hospitalized with foot and back fractures. He had not followed the manufacturer's instructions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, LOADING DOCK, SLOPE, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115482580			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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