Incident date: 2016-01-27
NAICS industry code: 333922

An employee was performing maintenance, replacing lights in ceiling fixtures that are 27 feet off of the floor. He was using a scissor lift as a working platform. A coworker operating a gantry crane struck the scissor lift, causing it to topple over and land on conveyor systems that were being built. The employee suffered right heel injuries, a head laceration (requiring stitches), a concussion, and minor contusions and bruising.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate