Incident date: 2016-11-09
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was driving a scissor lift down a loading ramp when the lift suddenly jack knifed and started to slide. The lift tipped over and the employee attempted to jump out but was tied off to the lift, causing the employee to break a femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate