Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201991478 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Lift and Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201991478 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308632264	02/10/2005	1542	236220	Viss Cattle Construction

Abstract: On February 4, 2005, Employee #1, of Viss Cattle Construction, was attempting to move a scissor lift. Employee #1 started the machine from the ground controls, and it immediately started moving. He was killed when he was crushed between the moving machine and a concrete wall. Employee #1 had not been trained on how to operate the equipment. In addition, the scissor lift's controls were not working properly. The forward/back joystick had been replaced with a toggle switch, the "deadman" foot pedal was not working, the emergency stop button had been removed, the platform control panel engine start button was not working, and the hydraulic system had a problem that would allow the platform to come back down once it was elevated. There may have been other problems as well.

Keywords: WALL, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308632264			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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