Incident date: 2016-01-08
NAICS industry code: 238910

Two employees working from a scissor lift were removing overhead air conditioning duct work at approximately 19 feet in height. When the employees cut the straps that were holding the duct work in place, it swung down and hit the scissor lift, causing it to turn over. The first employee sustained a fractured vertebra and shattered right knee. The second employee suffered a fractured left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low