Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200783140 - Employee killed in fall from scissor lift.

Accident Summary Nr: 200783140 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307484816	06/02/2004	1711	238220	Texfire Fire Sprinklers Llc Dba Texas Sprinkler

Abstract: On May 31, 2005, Employee #1 was installing hangers for the fire suppression system. He was working from a scissor lift and was moving East bound. The scissor lift overturned and Employee #1 fell from the platform elevated approximately 16 to 19 ft. Employee #1 fractured his head and was killed.

Keywords: FIRE EXT SYSTEM, FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307484816			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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