Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042025 - Employee is injured in fall from a scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201042025 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308209535	10/05/2004	1761	238390	Tradewinds Construction

Abstract: On September 30, 2004, Employee #1 was setting floor truss/joists into place from a scissor lift. He climbed on top of a guardrail to obtain a better position for the installation when he lost his balance and fell. He fell approximately 9 ft to the ground. At the time of the work, he was not wearing any type of fall protection equipment. He was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for multiple fractures.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, TRUSS, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, JOIST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308209535			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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