Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043825 - Two Employees Injured When Scissorlift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201043825 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312275514	06/09/2008	1791	238120	Sme Steel Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 15, 2008, Employee #1 and #2 were working from a Genie Scissorlift at a height of approximately 26 ft high. They had been using a DeWalt Roto Hammer Drill plugged into a yellow extension cord that extended from the lift to the concrete floor and across to a spider box located approximately 30 ft away. Coworker #1 backed a forklift away from the lift, made a Y-turn and proceeded forward. He heard Employee #1 and #2 shouting, turned his head to look behind him and saw the lift falling over. Coworker #2 turned around and saw the yellow extension cord tangled up in one of the forklift wheels. Employees #1 and #2 rode the lift to the ground and were hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CORD SET, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312275514			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)
2	312275514			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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