Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202311940 - Employee injured when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 202311940 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119686160	08/12/1999	1731	0	Cupertino Electric, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a scissor lift with the platform extended approximately 10 ft high on a concrete floor. As he was driving around column Number 7 he was looking down to locate holes in the floor. A tire went into a hole approximately 8-in. by 15-in. and 6 inches deep. The scissor lift tipped over and he was hospitalized with a fractured elbow.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, ROLL-OVER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119686160			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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