Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200084044 - Elevated Scissor Lift Collapses and Injures Two Workers

Accident Summary Nr: 200084044 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 11/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314407511	12/01/2011	1761	238170	Empire Construction Special Projects, Llc

Abstract: On November 28, 2011, Employee # 1 a 28-year-old male and Employee # 2 a 31-year-old male with Empire Construction Special Projects Llc., were inside a scissor lift elevated to about 24 feet. The two employees were placing insulation tape around a window and also installing Tyvec to the outside of a building, when one of the scissor lift members had a metal fatigue, the members separated and the platform collapsed forward throwing both employees to the ground. Employee #1 and Employee #2 sustained serious unspecified fracture injuries in the event.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	85

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314407511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	314407511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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