Incident date: 2019-05-17
NAICS industry code: 333999

An employee was in a scissor lift approximately 22 feet in the air attaching a gutter to the hopper. The crane pendant dropped into the gutter. The crane began to move dislodging the gutter and it swung out and struck the scissor lift knocking it over. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip and a contusion to the skull.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate