Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202522637 - Machine Operator Falls When Scissor Lift Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202522637 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314998345	07/16/2012	1795	238910	Bluewater Environmental Services, Inc

Abstract: On June 22, 2012, Employee #1, of Bluewater Environmental Services, Inc., was working at a commercial building demolition project. He was using an electric saw while positioned inside an extended scissor lift. Employee #1 had tied the saw's extension cord to the scissor lift platform, with the remaining cord running down the side of the lift and along the ground. Coworker #1 was driving a Bobcat machine. The Bobcat drove over the cord, and the cord caught on the underside of the machine. As the Bobcat continued to move, the cord tightened and pulled the scissor lift over. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 feet. He was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries including a fracture.

Keywords: fracture, machine operator, caught by, construction, fall, fall protection, electric cord, aerial lift, overturn

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314998345			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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