Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156579.015 - Employee dies after fall from scissor lift

Accident Summary Nr: 156579.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1671785.015	05/22/2023		238210	Wachter, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on May 20, 2023, an employee was in a scissor lift, installing a cable for a Wi-Fi access point in a retail building. As the employee was pulling the cable through the ceiling rafters, the cable swung hitting the light fixture. The employee suddenly paused, went limp, and fell onto boxes located in the scissor lift that were at the same height as the mid rail. The employee appeared to come to and rolled over through the top rail and the mid rail of the guardrail system of the scissor lift. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head and body, and potentially sustained electrical shock. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: Cable, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Rail, Scissor lift, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1671785.015	59	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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