Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202600326 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202600326 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314146291	04/15/2010	1742	238310	J & J Acoustics, Inc.

Abstract: 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		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	314146291			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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