Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99266.015 - Employee is killed when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 99266.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 09/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265626.015	09/19/2017		924120	City Of Green River

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 was adjusting the limit switches on a motor for the winch system that raises and lowers a basketball hoop. After the employee made adjustments, a coworker on the ground operated the motor to test their changes. The basketball backboard struck the scissor lift and caused it to tip over onto Employee #1. The employee sustained skull fractures, brain swelling, brain bleeding, broken pelvis, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung, and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Elevated Work Platform, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1265626.015	66	M	Fatality

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