Steel erector falls from scissors lift.
Authors
Nebraska Department of Labor
Source
Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 00NE050, 2001 Apr; :1-6
Abstract
A 61 year old steel erector was killed when he fell approximately 25 feet from a scissors lift. The victim was installing bolts on overhead beams at a new warehouse construction site. For unknown reasons, the lift left level ground and rolled into a twelve inch deep ditch, causing it to topple over forwards, ejecting the victim. He was airlifted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Nebraska Department of Labor Investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employees should obey all written safety requirements of the piece of equipment they are operating. 2. Employers should verify successful training on the particular type of equipment the employees will be utilizing. 3. Employers should provide suitable equipment to safely perform the assigned tasks.
Keywords
Region-7; Accident-analysis; Accident-prevention; Accidents; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Traumatic-injuries; Work-operations; Work-analysis; Work-areas; Work-performance; Work-practices; Safety-education; Safety-equipment; Safety-measures; Safety-monitoring; Protective-measures; Safety-programs; Training; Construction; Construction-equipment; Construction-industry; Construction-workers; Equipment-operators; Safety-programs; Scaffolds
Document Type
Field Studies; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement
NTIS Accession No.
PB2010-114190
Identifying No.
FACE-00NE050; Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U60-CCU-709864
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Performing Organization
Nebraska Department of Labor
