Incident date: 2017-12-05
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was standing in the basket of a scissor lift. As the basket was lowered, it lost power and hit the wall. The employee hit the side of the basket and broke three ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate