Incident date: 2019-08-16
NAICS industry code: 238210

Two employees were working on an exterior light fixture from a scissor lift 8 feet above the ground, right outside of the door to an airplane hangar. The hangar door was opened, knocking the scissor lift over. The two employees fell to the ground, suffering injuries including a broken jaw and arm fractures. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low