Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133477.015 - One employee sustains back injuries and another sustains two

Accident Summary Nr: 133477.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 02/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515738.015	02/12/2021		561710	Pestech Pest Solutions

Abstract: At 11:45 p.m. on February 9, 2021, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working in a scissor lift installing netting hooks into masonry walls. The scissor lift was positioned in front of a closed garage door. Someone activated the garage door to open it, which caused the door to strike the scissor lift and knock it over. Employee #1 sustained back injuries and Employee #2 had two broken arms from impact with the concrete floor. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 required hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Installing, Knocked from, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Overhead Door, Scissor lift, Struck By, Tips Over, Unsafe Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1515738.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Pest control occupations	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:
2	1515738.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Pest control occupations	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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