OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221707334

CENTRAL LIGHTING & ENERGY, LLC

LEOMINSTER, MA— 2024-10-07T00:00:00

Event: Broken, Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Forklift, Fracture, Guard, Guardrail, HVAC, Internal Injuries, Lift, Scissor lift, Tips Over
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347799942
Employer profile: CENTRAL LIGHTING & ENERGY, LLC
Summary number: 221707334
Report ID: 0112600

Event description

Employee falls from elevated scissor lift and is killed

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on October 7, 2024, Employee #1 was painting HVAC equipment while working from an elevated scissor lift at a Lowe's department store. An extension cord tied to the lift's guardrail and draped over the side was pulled by a forklift operated by a Lowe's employee. The forklift caught the cord and caused the scissor lift to tip over, throwing the employee from the basket to the concrete floor from a height of over 20 feet. The employee sustained broken bones and internal injuries that resulted in a fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
579

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