Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119401 - Employee injured in fall from scissor lift platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201119401 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830510	08/02/2005	1731	238210	Robert Ramos Electric

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 12, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker began working together installing drywall. They were using a scissor lift, which they would load with drywall and then raise to reach the work area. At lunchtime, the coworker shouted up from the ground to tell Employee #1 that it was time to break. For some reason, Employee #1 opened the hinged door, which also acted as a guardrail, and walked right off the platform. He fell to the ground and suffered a fractured skull and fractured ribs, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 worked for an electrical contractor and the coworker was employed by the general contractor.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300830510			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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