Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554853 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202554853 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315530824	09/22/2012	5411	445110	Westminster Superstore Llc Dba Westminster Superst

Abstract: On September 22, 2012, Employee #1 was changing light bulbs on the outside of a market. He was using an upright MX19 scissor lift on the forks of a Toyota model 42-FGCU15 forklift to access the light fixtures. The scissor lift was extended to a height of 22.33 ft. As he went to change a bulb, the scissor lift tilted and fell off the forks. Employee #1 fell to the asphalt parking lot and sustained head injuries that killed him.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, INSTALLING, LIGHTING FIXTURE, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315530824			Fatality	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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