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Accident: 201181161 - Employees Injured In Scissor Lift Tipover
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300890860 | 03/11/2002 | 1796 | Meddco Metals |
At approximate 7:15 a.m. on February 22, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2, ironworkers at Meddco Metals on the second level at 860 Howard Street in San Francisco, California, were hanging ceiling hooks from a scissor lift. Employees #1 and #2 were elevated approximately 22 ft. Employee #1 was operating the scissor lift and traveling to a work point when lift began to tip. Employee #1 jumped off the lift before it hit ground and Employee #2 remained on the lift until it hit the ground. Both Employees were taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was released later that day and Employee #2 hospitalized with both his legs broken, his right arm broken, his right shoulder dislocated, and sprains and bruises. The Employees were contractors from Max Fusion, Inc.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 3 | 36 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300890860 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt:22 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: Fall, other |
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| 2 | 300890860 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt:22 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: Fall, other |