Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201170446 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 201170446 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125849141	04/16/1997	1542	0	R.J. Paye Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on April 8, 1997, Employee #1 was in a scissor lift with the platform elevated to 11 ft, working on soffits. He decided to move the lift to another section. On activating the control, the lift moved in an unanticipated direction. It rolled off a 5 in. drop from the sidewalk to the driveway and tipped over. Employee #1 fall, suffering two broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized for eight days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125849141			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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