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Accident Summary Nr: 55388.015 - Employee is caught between scissor lift and steel beam and i

Accident Summary Nr: 55388.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
951116.015	12/05/2013		238990	East Coast Fireproofing Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on December 5, 2013, Employee #1 was using a scissor lift to secure a poly tarp around a steel column, prior to spraying fireproofing compound on the steel beam. As The employee was draping the tarp, it became caught on the joystick lever, causing the scissor lift to rise up. Employee #1 was caught between the horizontal steel beam and the top rail of the scissor. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Cover, Crushed, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel Beam, Steel Column

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	14	168	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	951116.015	37	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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