Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020989 - Employee Falls from Scissor Lift, Sustains Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201020989 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125533620	08/17/2006	1731	238210	Barnum & Celillo Electric Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 17, 2006, Employee #1 was driving a JLG brand scissors lift (model number m2630 ES, serial number 0200125224), over a floor opening. The opening was covered with a sheet of one half inch, 5-ply, plywood. The plywood had an APA Span Rating of 32/16, with a maximum live load rating of 70 lbs. for a 24 in. span. The floor opening was in a concrete slab floor with hole dimensions of 36 in by 32 in by 10 in depth. The employee ran over the plywood with a wheel of the scissor lift. The plywood broke and the forklift tipped over. The employee fell with the vehicle until he struck the concrete floor. He was taken by ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right ankle and a head injury and was hospitalized for three days. It was determined that a contributing factor to the accident was that there was not adequate cover over the floor opening.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HYDRAULIC LIFT, ROLL-OVER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125533620			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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