Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671196 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200671196 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496700	01/20/1998	1711	0	H. Lamm Industries, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496684	01/20/1998	1542	0	L.C.I. Construction Of South Florida, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496692	01/20/1998	1721	0	Mcpoyle'S Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on January 17, 1998, Employee #1 was using a StratoLift scissor lift to paint the ceiling of a warehouse. The lift was positioned over a channel that had been cut in the concrete slab and it was elevated to a height of approximately 20 ft. Employee #1 was facing north and was looking over his shoulder as he directed the lift southward to another break in the concrete. He was moving along when the northeast wheel of the lift dropped into the channel, causing the unit to tilt and then overturn. As it fell, Employee #1 grabbed the opposite rail and hung on until the lift struck the ground. The force of the impact made him lose his grip and his back struck against the handrails. Employee #1 suffered two fractured vertebrae, a fractured elbow, and three fractured ribs; he was hospitalized for 16 days.

Keywords: FALL, VERTEBRA, WORK RULES, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300496700			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	300496684			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	300496692	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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