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Accident: 202550638 - Welder Is Killed In Fall When Scissor Lift Tips Over
Accident: 202550638 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/21/2009 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 313162232 | 09/21/2009 | 1542 | Champ Steel | ||||
| On September 21, 2009, Employee #1, a journeyman welder with a structural steel fabrication and erection company, was on a Condor Manufacturing Scissor Lift (Serial Number V1800829H) at an approximate height of 13 ft marking a structural beam for a brief welding job. The lift was positioned on a level concrete slab approximately 12 in. from a ledge (7.5 in. deep and approximately 36 in. wide) surrounding a concrete pit (19 ft by 20 ft by 69 in. deep). According to witnesses, Employee #1 was at the lift's controls when it slowly drove off the ledge, tipped over, and fell on its side. Employee #1 was ejected from the basket, his head struck the pit wall, and he landed on the pit floor. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
beam, ejected, head, uneven ground, welder, steel erection, pit, aerial lift, inattention
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Manufacturing plant | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | 20 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 313162232 | Fatality | Other | Welders and cutters | FallDist: FallHt:13 Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Fall, other |
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