Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093309 - Employee injured in fall from overturned lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201093309 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126138759	08/23/1999	1751	0	Harris James Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 17, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a Condor lift NRR1129 at a construction site. The Condor lift known as a sizzer lift had 16-in.-diameter wheels and a lift height of 18.5 ft. He drove the lift across a concrete floor with holes of 24 in. diameter at several places in the floor. As he drove across the floor, he ran into one of the holes and over turned the vehicle. He fell approximately 18.5 ft from the top of the lift to the concrete floor. He suffered several fractures from the fall and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, FALL, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126138759			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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