Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549192 - Employee Fractures Hip in Fall from Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202549192 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309301281	04/29/2008	1542	236220	Ak Constructors, Inc

Abstract: On April 25, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a scissor lift (Sky Jack SJ-3219, Serial Number 22000122) at a bowling alley under construction. He disconnected the battery charger cables from the scissor lift battery and began driving the lift down a moderately sloped ramp to relocate it to another work area on a lower floor level. As he operated the lift, one of its wheels drove off the ramp at an approximate elevation of 10 in. from the concrete floor, causing the lift to teeter. He either jumped or was thrown from the scissor lift and landed on the concrete ramp, fracturing his hip. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, but was sent home because his fracture did not require surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC LIFT, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FALL, HIP, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309301281			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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