Accident Report Detail
Accident: 55910.015 - Employee From A Scissor Lift And Is Killed
Accident: 55910.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 12/23/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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953159.015 | 12/23/2013 | Texas H&H Contractors, Llc | |||||
At 3:15 p.m. on December 23, 2013, Employee #1 was installing clear plastic sheeting over ceiling insulation tiles preparing the area for painting. The employee was standing on a standard sized masonry block that was placed on a single plank which was positioned on the railings of a scissor lift in order to reach his work area. Employee #1 lost his balance, and fell 18 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to his head and body upon impact with floor, killing him. | |||||||
Keywords:
painter, aerial lift, head, lost balance, fall, ceiling panel, struck against, unstable position
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 953159.015 | 47 | M | Fatality | Other | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause: Fall, other |