Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041951 - Employees are injured in collapse of elevated lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201041951 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307590612	08/19/2004	1751	238130	Tradewinds Construction

Abstract: On August 19, 2004, Employees #1 and #2 were working from an elevated scissor lift, model Gs-4390 Rt. While occupying the platform of the lift, the lift collapsed, causing them to fall. They fell 25 ft to the ground floor level. Employee #1 was killed in the fall. As for Employee #2, he received injuries in the fall that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307590612			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
2	307590612			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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