Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202250957 - Employee injured after falling with scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202250957 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 10/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305921777	10/23/2002	1542	0	Moody Weiske Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 10:36 p.m. on October 23, 2002, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a section of ceiling material approximately 8 ft wide by 20 ft long from an extended scissor lift approximately 16.5 ft high. As employee #1 worked on the east end of the section, the west end unexpectedly came loose from the west wall and swung free into the bottom of the scissor lift knocking it over on its side. The employee stayed in the work platform cage until it struck the ground. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his heels and left arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, FALL, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, WORK PLATFORM, AERIAL LIFT, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305921777			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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