Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201116167 - Employee Suffers Fracture When Scissor Lift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201116167 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317565	08/26/2003	1711	238210	R & R Fire Protection

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 21, 2003, Employee #1 was putting 20-ft long, 3-in.-diameter steel sprinkler pipes on 30-ft high rafters by using a rented GROVE DUA 73, SM 3269 scissor lift. Coworkers were operating other scissor lifts and heard Employee #1 scream. They turned around and saw Employee #1 approximately 30 ft high, operating the scissors lift. The scissor lift started tilting and tipped over, and the platform hit the ground. When the platform hit the ground, Employee #1 was ejected from the platform. This accident was caused by a missing or broken cotter pin, to hold the nut and the wheel in place, which caused the whole left front wheel to come off. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, FRACTURE, STEEL TUBE, COTTER PIN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120317565			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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