Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201077880 - Employee Injured in Sissor Lift Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201077880 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315344291	04/18/2012	1795	238910	Clauss Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:35 p.m. on April 13, 2012 at 1:35 p.m. Employee #1 fell approximately 16 ft when the scissor lift he was working from was struck by the metal roll up door he was dismantling. Employee #1 was using a torch to cut the roll up door from the attachment point; once the cut was completed he was to push the door assembly forward to the second floor below. When Employee #1 pushed on the door assembly, it moved forward and then sprung back striking the scissor lift and knocking it over to the west. The scissor lift crashed through the wood guardrails to the floor of the work area on the same level and the scissor lift basket landed over an opening from where the roll up door was located, ejecting Employee #1 from the basket, through the floor opening to the floor below. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, TORCH, FALL, STRUCK BY, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315344291			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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