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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607333

KNEE,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,FLOOR OPENING,PAINTER,AERIAL LIFT,ANKLE,INATTENTION,LEG,OVERTURN

Event
KNEE,FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,FLOOR OPENING,PAINTER,AERIAL LIFT,ANKLE,INATTENTION,LEG,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
607333
Report ID
418100

Event description

2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED WHEN SCISSOR LIFT OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM A 25 FOOT MARKLIFT PAINTING COLUMNS AT CEI LING LEVEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL UNCOVERED COLUMN HOLES (36 INCHES LONG, 36 INCHES WIDE AND 7 INCHES DEEP) IN THE FLOOR. THE LIFT WAS FULLY EXTENDED WHEN SUDDENLY ONE OF THE LIFT WHEELS ROLLED INTO A COLUMN HOLE. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE THROWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE LIFT TOPPLED OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED FRACTURES OF BOTH LE GS BELOW THE KNEE AND A FRACTURED ANKLE. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT A NKLE.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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