OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221715683

67508 - KY - MIL AFF - FACILITIES

LOUISVILLE, KY— 2024-10-31T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Door, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Floor, Head, Lubricating, Maintenance, Overhead Door, Overturn, Scissor lift, Struck Against, Struck By, Tips Over, Unknown
NAICS: 921190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347859969
Employer profile: 67508 - KY - MIL AFF - FACILITIES
Summary number: 221715683
Report ID: 0452110

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma in fall when scissor left tips

Investigation abstract

On October 31, 2024, an employee working for a State military facility was working from a scissor lift greasing the tracks of a garage door. The employee was found on the floor with the scissor lift turned over. The employee died from head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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