Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021269 - Employee injured in fall when scissor lift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200021269 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302130364	12/18/1998	1731	0	All-Phase Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an electrician, was working from a scissor lift platform at a height of approximately 12 ft. The scissor lift was situated near the edge of a 52 in. by 52 1/2 in. by 3 1/2 to 4 in. deep floor depression when it tipped over. Employee #1 fell, striking the lift before landing on the concrete floor. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. It was not known whether the scissor lift was moving horizontally at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FLOOR HOLE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302130364			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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