Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160678 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FRACTURED KNEE

Accident Summary Nr: 201160678 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126110980	06/24/1998	1731	0	Tri State, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on June 22, 1998, Employee #1 came to the jobsite to deliver a self propelled elevating work platform (scissor lift). The work platform was unloaded from the truck. Employee #1 then rode the platform down a winding and sloping driveway which leads to the parking garage under the building. Employee #1 claimed he was unable to stop or slow down the unit with the plunger that actuates the parking brakes. The unit tipped over and Employee #1 was thrown onto the cement driveway resulting in fractures to his right knee and right elbow and a cut over right eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, KNEE, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, BRAKE, ELBOW, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	10	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126110980			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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