Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955671 - Employee Is Pinned Between Scissor Lift and Pipe, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201955671 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/08/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313110801	04/08/2009	7699	238220	United Group Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on April 6, 2009, Employee #1 was working in a scissor lift. Either Employee #1's coveralls or his lanyard (tied off to the lift) caught on the controls of the lift, causing it to rise. Employee #1 was unable to stop it, and he was pinned for a short time between the pipe he was supposed to remove and the lift. Employee #1 was communicating and appeared to be stable following some tests. Employee #1 died at approximately 1:00 a.m. the next morning while in surgery.

Keywords: PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, PIPE, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313110801			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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