Incident date: 2024-08-24
NAICS industry code: 111331

An employee was working from a scissor lift to paint piping. The employee finished painting, lowered the lift, unlatched the chain on the back, and was standing on the top step of the ladder that is used to access the work platform. The lift raised approximately 6 feet into the air and the employee fell onto the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a concussion and a neck fracture requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate