Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171057888 - Two employees injured when man lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 171057888 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126806025	08/02/1999	1791	0	Western Const Specialties

Abstract: Employee #1, of Western Construction Specialties, was in a man lift, welding the front of a structure to preparing it for stone facing. He was moving the lift without lowering himself when one of the front wheels dropped 5 in. into a depression. The lift tipped over and Employee #1 fell to the floor. He and Employee #2, a construction worker on the floor, sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: FLOOR HOLE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126806025			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
2	126806025			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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