Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171111396 - Employee Killed When Scissor Lift Tipped Over

Accident Summary Nr: 171111396 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127388593	03/20/2001	1721	0	Preferred, Inc. - Fort Wayne

Abstract: Employee #1 was blowing dust off overhead beams in preparation for painting a 23-foot-high ceiling. He moved the scissor lift and drove it into a 12-inch-long by 12-inch-wide by 6-inch-deep hole. The scissors lift fell over on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: DUST, PAINT, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127388593			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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