Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 904870 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCISSOR LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 904870 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108012774	12/21/1989	1711	0	Brad Snodgrass Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 20, 1989, Employee #1 was installing a metal ventilating duct. The employee was standing with one foot on the top rail of a wood guardrail and his other foot on the platform of a scissor lift. The guardrail gave way and Employee #1 fell approximately 18 feet to a concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a head injury and died about four hours later. The employer was cited for not training the employee to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, HEAD, DUCT, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, FALL, UNTRAINED, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108012774			Fatality	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers

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