Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 44485.015 - Employee was crushed and killed by scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 44485.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
905426.015	05/08/2013		238220	Southern Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on May 7, 2013, an employee finished brazing on the copper pipes to secure any leaks and was in the process of inspecting the pipes while working from a skyjack scissor lift. Approximately seven feet while extended, from the base of the scissor lift. The employee was working over the control box and engaged the joystick which controls the "up and down" movement of the scissor lift. The scissor lift went up a few inches and pinned the employee between the copper pipes and the scissor lift top rail. The employee was crushed and killed by scissor lift.

Keywords: Crushed, Pipeline

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	905426.015	40	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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