Incident date: 2018-03-20
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was installing insulation from a scissor lift that was 15 to 20 feet above ground level when he flipped over the railing and landed on the ground, injuring his back. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate