Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612729 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200612729 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309558237	08/09/2007	1742	238310	Classic Exterior, Llc

Abstract: On August 9, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers had set up a Skyjack rough terrain scissor lift, model SJ7135, with the outrigger situated on a large, irregularly-shaped rock. Employee #1 and a coworker were in the lift basket when it was extended all the way to the top. At that point, the outrigger apparently moved on the rock and the scissor lift overturned. Employee #1 rode the lift to the ground, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. The coworker jumped and grabbed the ledge of the building; he was rescued without injuries by the other workers.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309558237			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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