Incident date: 2017-09-19
NAICS industry code: 238220

Two employees were in a scissor lift approximately 17 to 18 feet high to hang duct work. They had finished hanging a piece when the scissor lift activated, began moving quickly in circles, and overturned. One of the employees was hospitalized with vertebrae, wrist, and ankle fractures. Both employees were tied off in the scissor lift at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate