Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502175 - Employee's Arm Is Fractured When Crushed by Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202502175 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311734990	04/02/2008	1741	238140	Tj Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: On April 2, 2008, Employee #1, a foreman, and a coworker were making final adjustments on a ceiling mounted basketball backstop assembly that had been installed six days earlier. The coworker raised the back stop to the "up" position so that Employee #1 could access the back of the assembly to make final inspections on the equipment. The anchor point, a cinder block, on the gymnasium wall failed, allowing the butterfly anchors to break free releasing the backstop. Employee #1 was approximately 8 ft high in a scissors lift when the backstop dropped to the down position and struck him. His right arm was smashed between the guardrails of the lift and the back stop. Employee #1 suffered a compound fracture to his right forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ARM, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311734990			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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