Incident date: 2020-12-28
NAICS industry code: 332111

Two employees were in a scissor lift while a 3,500-pound column was lifted into place to be welded. The column released from its chainfall and struck the scissor lift, tipping it over. One of the employees remained inside the lift while the second employee landed about 2 feet outside the lift. Both employees were hospitalized for fractures and sprains/strains. Both employees were wearing fall protection.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low