OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221614001

MANZANARES BROTHERS FRAMING LLC

JONESBORO, GA· 2023-11-02T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Back, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Caught In, Construction vehicle, Forklift, Head, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Scissor lift, Struck By, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347084055
Employer profile: MANZANARES BROTHERS FRAMING LLC
Summary number: 221614001
Report ID: 0418200
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee suffers fatality from overturned scissor lift

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on November 2, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a Framing and died a short time later from trauma to the head and back. Contractor. Employee #1 and coworkers were removing a scissor lift from the third story of the new metal framed building being constructed on site. The scissor lift was being removed with the use of a rough terrain fork truck. Employee #1 was giving the fork truck operator hand signals. The scissor lift started to roll over while being lifted, Employee #1 was at the edge of the third floor while giving hand signals to operator. He tried to get to out of the way but was struck by the top rail of the lift and was pinned between the scissor lift and concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
597

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