Incident date: 2019-08-25
NAICS industry code: 322110

Two employees were using a scissor lift to access and repair a damaged valve. The employees were approximately 12 feet above the floor. Employee 1 was using a pipe wrench to open the valve when the gasket failed. Hot, production fluid sprayed both employees in the lift, blocking access to the scissor lift controls. Employee 2 climbed over the rail and down the scissors to the ground. Employee 2 sustained first and second degree burns to the face and scalp, was treated and released. Employee 1 fell out of the lift and sustained multiple orbital fractures, a fractured sternum, a broken knee cap, and a laceration to the forehead. Employee 1 was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
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