Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99695.015 - Employee in scissor lift fractures ribs when lift topples

Accident Summary Nr: 99695.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269265.015	10/04/2017		238120	Pennsylvania Steel Erectors

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building. He used a sling to rig a 1,500-pound steel beam to a scissor lift. The scissor lift toppled over with Employee #1 in the lift basket. Employee #1 fell 7 feet and struck the concrete floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to four ribs.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Sling, Steel Beam, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			51

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1269265.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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