Incident date: 2024-02-24
NAICS industry code: 238990

Two employees were working in a parked and elevated scissor lift to work on festoon wiring that energized a traversing conveyor system. The conveyor moved and the festoon wiring pushed on the side of the scissor lift. The employees were not able to lower the scissor lift at that point, and when the conveyor moved again, the wiring pushed the scissor lift over. One employee suffered a broken arm and hip and that required surgery and hospitalization. The second employee broke his finger and suffered contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate