Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132741.015 - Employee falls from scissor lift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 132741.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 08/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490792.015	08/24/2020		238210	C-Cable Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 5, 2020, an employee was operating a scissor lift (SkyJack SJIH 3219) to access a hanging cable wire. The employee left the lift to stand on an elevated platform to better position the lift. After positioning the lift, the employee grabbed an unspecified object and walked towards the lift platform to grab a hanging cable wire. The employee fell approximately ten feet and was killed by blunt force trauma to unspecified body parts.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Scissor lift

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490792.015	56	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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