Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801595 - Employee Dies after Falling from Scissor Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200801595 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308385467	07/13/2006	1541	236220	Nikolai Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were installing soffit from a scissor lift. They were using a chalk line to set the soffit level. As they were stringing the chalk line, they discovered that a flat canopy was in the way of the scissor lift. Employees #1 exited the lift and walked the chalk line to the other side of the canopy. The canopy was approximately 10 feet wide by 25 feet long, and was 10 feet off the ground. The coworker drove the lift around the canopy and put the chalk line into place. After setting the chalk line, the coworker drove back around the canopy to pick up Employee #1. As Employee #1 tried to step into the lift, he fell from the canopy. He suffered internal injuries, was hospitalized, and died a week later.

Keywords: INSTALLING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SOFFIT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308385467			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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