Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831600 - One Worker Killed, One Injured When Bus Strikes Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200831600 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 09/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313432320	09/20/2011	1731	238210	Egg Electric Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were working from a scissor lift 10 feet in the air, replacing roadside light fixtures. An MTA bus struck the scissor lift. The employees were thrown to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a head injury and died from his injuries. Employee #2 was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGHWAY, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313432320			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	313432320			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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