Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301861142	08/28/1997	1721	0	Reichle 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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