Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549812 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202549812 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309304095	12/08/2008	1542	236220	New Creation Builders

Abstract: On November 12, 2008, Employee #1, a carpenter, was preparing a surface to install metal studs on an 18-ft high ceiling. Employee #1 was using a scissor lift, Skyjack SJIII Series Aerial Platform, Serial Number 3219. Employee #1 was trying to remove some extraneous tie wires, which were sticking out of the ceiling. When Employee #1 reached out to pull one of these wires, the tool pouch, which was on his waist, got tangled with the control lever of the scissor lift. This inadvertently pulled on the control lever, causing the scissor lift to move upward. Employee #1 was pinned between the guard railing of the scissor lift and a ceiling beam. A coworker lowered the lift by using the emergency switch at the bottom of the lift. Employee #1 fractured his ribs, lacerated his liver, and sustained abdominal and low back injuries. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, PINNED, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309304095			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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