Incident date: 2016-06-13
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was working from a 19-foot electronic scissor lift (set at 11-feet high) to cut a large structural brace using a torch. As the brace was cut loose, it struck the top of the scissor lift and fell onto plastic storage containers. The back of the employee's head hit the scissor lift guardrails and was lacerated, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate