Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110020 - Two employees injured when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 201110020 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120083118	05/14/1996	1721	0	Cor-Ray Painting

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were using a scissor lift raised to the maximum height of 21 ft to paint the outside wall of a Home Depot store. They were painting with an extension spray gun when the lift suddenly began to tip over and fall. Employee #2 suffered a broken right ankle when his right leg became pinned under the lift. Employee #1 suffered severe internal stomach injuries when he became caught between the lift and a column of the store. Both employees were transported to Holy Cross Hospital in Northridge.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, STOMACH, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120083118			Hospitalized injury	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	120083118			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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