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Accident: 202600326 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Scissor Lift

**Accident: 202600326 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/09/2010**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
314146291	04/15/2010	1742	J & J Acoustics, Inc.

At approximately 11:40 a.m., on April 9, 2010, an employee, Drywall/Framer, was working inside a scissor lift installing soffit under a nine foot ceiling. The employee was reaching for a clamp, when his tools caught the lever on the lift, causing the lift to go backwards, turning left and pinning against the soffit. The lift continued to go in reverse, and tipped over with employee onto to the ground. Employee was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: head, pinned, construction, fall, soffit, concussion, aerial lift

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	314146291			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	FallDist: FallHt:5 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Fall, other

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