Incident date: 2020-01-25
NAICS industry code: 238120

Two employees were on a lift torch-cutting an old connection plate off of a concrete beam and preparing to weld a new connection plate on when a concrete beam weighing approximately 68,500 pounds hit the lift and collapsed the basket.  The employees fell approximately 21 feet with the basket to the ground, sustaining a spinal injury, broken ribs, and a facial injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: low