Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202446126 - Employee Is Injured When Scissor Lift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202446126 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310598206	04/25/2007	1711	238220	Epic Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:58 p.m. on March 28, 2007, an employee, a fire sprinkler pipefitter was up on a Genie Self Propelled Elevating Work Platform Model Number GS-2668 RT, installing fire sprinkler piping under the panelized roof structure of a 40,000 square foot tilt-up building. He ran the left front wheel of the scissor lift into an unguarded 34-in. by 34-in. by 13-in. deep floor opening. This caused the scissor lift to tip over. The paramedics responded and took the employee to the Inland Valley Regional Medical Center, Wildomar, California, where he was evaluated, admitted and hospitalized for three days. Medical reports showed that the employee sustained a fractured shoulder blade and a small fracture at the rear of his skull.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, HOISTING MECHANISM, SKULL, PLUMBING, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310598206			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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