Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78996.015 - Employee falls from a collapsing scissor lift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 78996.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1086373.015	08/19/2015		236220	H.L. Nelson Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:41 p.m. on August 18, 2015, an employee was working with a crew installing insulated metal wall panels during construction of a new freezer/cooler at a smokehouse. The employee was working from a scissor lift, placing and connecting insulated metal wall panels to a steel structure with temporary bracing. The wind caused the panels to come loose from the temporary bracing and knock over the scissor lift. The exterior building was not yet completely constructed, and the temporary bracing for the panels was not adequate to resist wind loads. The structure collapsed and the employee fell from the scissor lift and he was killed. The employee sustained blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Fall, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1086373.015	55	M	Fatality

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