Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200840445 - Employee Killed In Fall When Scissor Lift Overturns
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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300610193 | 10/30/1999 | 1761 | Cassidy Construction Company, Inc. |
Employee #1, an iron worker, was preparing to screw in sheet metal siding when his arm accidentally struck the scissor lift control panel behind him. The wheels of the lift turned and rolled off the concrete sidewalk, dropping 4 in. onto the asphalt parking lot and causing the lift to overturn. Employee #1 tried to ride down with the lift, but he fell upon landing and suffered a fatal head injury.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 12 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 300610193 | Fatality | Concussion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:7 Cause: Installing metal siding FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |