Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461960 - Employee Is Killed When Thrown from a Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200461960 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308111939	11/22/2005	1542	236220	Bacon Construction Company Incorporated

Abstract: On November 22, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing weatherproofing plastic panels on the Mark Industries scissor lift. The welds connecting the platform to the elevating assembly failed and the platform came off the elevating assembly. They were thrown to the concrete floor and sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized. Employee #1 died on November 30, 2005. The coworker injuries were not recorded.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, CARPENTER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, CONCUSSION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308111939			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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