Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 309640092 - One Employee Is Killed, Another Is Injured in Fall from Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 309640092 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309640092	11/04/2005	1799	238290	Carolina Installers

Abstract: On November 3, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were erecting a racking/shelving system. They were working from a scissor lift, when the racking/shelving unit collapsed. It fell onto the scissor lift, and Employees #1 and #2 fell approximately 37 feet to the floor below. Employee #1 died as a result of injuries he sustained to his head. Employee #2 was seriously injured, though there is not an injury line for him on the report.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STORAGE RACK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309640092			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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