Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042314 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201042314 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308702117	08/29/2005	1731	238210	Bombard Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: On August 19, 2005, Employee #1 was pulling cable over the frame of a scissors lift. He was positioned with his right foot on the mid rail and his left foot on the gate of the lift. Employee #1 fell over the top rail approximately 18 feet into the arms of another employee. Employee #1 sustained unspecified lacerations.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308702117			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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