Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1408381.015 - Luis E. Perez Chavez

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1408381.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 06/14/2019

Site Address:
Luis E. Perez Chavez
800 Martin Luther King Dr
Adairsville, GA 30103

Mailing Address:
2813 Kirkman Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/10/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1454685	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121726.015

Event: 05/10/2019

Two employees are injured when scissor lift falls

At 11:45 a.m. on May 10, 2019, Employee #1 and #2, both framers, were installing trusses for the roof of a new one-story building while standing on a scissor lift. Both employees were wearing body harnesses and were tied off to the scissor lift. The employees were about to finish for the day. A wind gust knocked down one of the installed trusses and created a domino effect, knocking down another ten trusses. The last truss struck the scissor lift, causing the lift to tip over. The employees and lift fell onto the concrete floor from a height of 16 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures of the shoulder and was admitted to the hospital for treatment. Employee #2 sustained a sprained left ankle that was treated but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, High Wind, Installing, Roof, Scissor lift, Shoulder, Sprain, Struck Against, Tips Over, Truss, Windy

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1408381.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	1408381.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.

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