Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034337 - Employees Fractures Legs and Ribs When Scissor Lift Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201034337 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305471237	09/25/2002	1541	0	Crandall And Son

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on September 24, 2002, an employee was using an MEC scissor lift, Model 3068ES, Serial Number ES193, to inspect the electrical work in the ceiling of a 100,000 sq. ft. high school gymnasium that was under construction. The scissor lift was at a height of approximately 18 feet when the welds connecting the hydraulic lifting ram to the platform emitted a loud noise and failed, causing the scissor lift and platform to collapse into itself. The employee fell with the lift and was hospitalized. He suffered two fractured legs, fractured ribs, and a broken shoulder. Two metallurgy experts inspected the welds after the accident and found that they contained flaws that led to their failure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIB, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305471237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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