Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201408 - Employee asphyxiated in scissor-lift accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200201408 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303933956	06/14/2001	1731	0	Inglett & Stubbs, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303933964	06/14/2001	1542	0	Hardin Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: On June 13, 2001, Employee #1 was occupying a scissor-lift platform on the ninth floor of a building. As the lift rose, he leaned over the guardrails. His neck was caught between the concrete ceiling and the guardrail. The compressive force applied upon his neck between the two structures blocked his airway. He died from asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, AERIAL LIFT, PLATFORM, GUARDRAIL, CEILING, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	15		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303933956			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	303933964					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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