Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168481 - Employee Is Injured When Caught Between Lift and Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 201168481 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126193432	01/04/2007	1771	238110	Conco

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 4, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a carpenter for Conco Company, a firm engaged in concrete work. He had begun his shift at 7:00 a.m. He was operating a Skyjack scissor lift, with equipment Serial Number SJ019108, on the P1 level of a parking structure. He was in the basket of the scissor lift and wanted to lower the platform, but he pushed the wrong switch, causing the platform to go up instead. His head was pinned between the ceiling and the basket's guardrails, and he sustained an injury to his jaw. He managed to lower the platform to the ground and get help. He was taken to the California Hospital Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for two days. He returned to work, limited to light duties, after he was released from the hospital. There were no actual witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, CARPENTER, CEILING, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FACE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126193432			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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