Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636495 - Employee Is Injured When Lift Falls Off Loading Dock

Accident Summary Nr: 201636495 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310275946	10/11/2006	1711	238220	Wyatt Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 3, 2006, Employee #1 was installing a sprinkler system in a warehouse. He was using a scissor lift with the platform height at approximately 19 ft. He was moving the lift forward to another location and had not seen the open loading dock close by. He was injured when he drove the lift off the edge of the 4-ft high dock and was thrown from the platform basket. He was hospitalized for loss of consciousness and fractures to his left hip and tibia, and his right heel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, WAREHOUSE, FALL, LOADING DOCK, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310275946			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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