OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435035
RC PROPERTIES
SAN DIEGO, CA·
Event description
Employee is killed when scissor lift tips over
Investigation abstract
At 1:30 p.m. on January 24, 2022, an employee, a painter, was painting the elevating work platform on an inclined surface. Ground and impact from falling elevating work platform exterior of a commercial building. The employee elevated the working platform while working on an incline. A coworker was on the ground assisting the painter. The working platform was elevated approximately 25 feet, and it tipped over, killing the employee. Factors that caused the injury include using the elevating work platform on an inclined surface and lack of training. As a result of the investigation the employer was cited under T8 CCR �3646(l) and 3645(a) for not providing instruction in the safe use of the work platform in accordance with the manufacturer's operating instructions and using the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 579
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