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Accident Summary Nr: 201630134 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201630134 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 02/05/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30186114208/28/199717210Reichle Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 set up a scissor lift with the outside wheels on a 2 by 6 to level it. He then raised the lift to its maximum height to begin painting a wall. He was using a paint roller with an extension handle when either his elbow or the end of the handle hit the steering control switch. The wheels turned full left, and the lift rolled off the 2 by 6 and then overturned. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left hip and right knee, and multiple cuts and bruises.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION HANDLE, FALL, PAINTER, HIP, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition Under $50,000 1 16

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 301861142 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet
Cause: Exterior painting
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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