← OSHA severe injury reports

Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2019054793 · 5/10/2019 · Luis E. Perez-Chavez

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Luis E. Perez-Chavez
Location
800 MLk Dr., ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS
236115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were preparing to stop working for the day and had started to lower the scissor lift to the ground. Both employees were tied off with their fall arrest systems. A gust of wind caused the trusses on the building to fall. It resulted in a domino effect and the last truss struck the scissor lift that was approximately 16 feet high, causing it to tip over while the employees were in it. One employee sprained his ankle and was treated and released that day. The other employee suffered injury to both elbows that required surgery and a laceration on the forehead that required stitches. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown