Incident date: 2019-09-23
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was operating a scissor lift from the ground using handheld controls. The lift turned and its right wheel struck the employee, breaking the tibia and another leg bone. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate