Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840445 - Employee killed in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200840445 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 10/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300610193	10/30/1999	1761	0	Cassidy Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, 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	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300610193			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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