Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202550638 - Welder Is Killed in Fall When Scissor Lift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202550638 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/21/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313162232	09/21/2009	1542	236220	Champ Steel

Abstract: On September 21, 2009, Employee #1, a journeyman welder with a structural steel fabrication and erection company, was on a Condor Manufacturing Scissor Lift (Serial Number V1800829H) at an approximate height of 13 ft marking a structural beam for a brief welding job. The lift was positioned on a level concrete slab approximately 12 in. from a ledge (7.5 in. deep and approximately 36 in. wide) surrounding a concrete pit (19 ft by 20 ft by 69 in. deep). According to witnesses, Employee #1 was at the lift's controls when it slowly drove off the ledge, tipped over, and fell on its side. Employee #1 was ejected from the basket, his head struck the pit wall, and he landed on the pit floor. He was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, EJECTED, HEAD, UNEVEN GROUND, WELDER, STEEL ERECTION, PIT, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313162232			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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