Accident: 170571913 - Injured In Fall From Aerial Lift Platform

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 24, 2000, Employee #1 was on a Skyjack elevated work platform, repairing a lift motor for door #5 in the blast freezer. He lost his balance and fell approximately 18 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and neck injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The guardrail system had been altered by the employer several years earlier, and was 7 in. lower than the required 42 in. minimum height.

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Accident: 120277157 - Injured In Fall When Scissor Lift Overturns

Employee #1, a regular employee of a ship builder, was positioning a Skyjack scissor lift, model 3015, in a compartment aboard a ship. Although the lift was to be utilized only on a level surface, the deck of the ship was sloped 3.3 degrees. Employee #1 elevated the scissor lift 15 ft and was running wire through a "wire way" when he moved the scissor lift without lowering it. In doing so, he ran over a 4 in. deck cover plate that was wedged against a 4 in. piece of channel iron being used as a skid rail and that was connected to a portable equipment container. When the right front wheel of the scissor lift ran up onto the channel iron, the combination of the sloped deck and the tire being raised another 4 in. caused the elevated lift to tip over onto its left side. Employee #1 was ejected and fell approximately 15 ft to the deck. He suffered fractures to his hip, left wrist, and spine at the T-12 level. Causal factors in this accident included: (1) The scissor lift was not operating correctly; the speed control had been disabled, allowing extra power to go the unit when it was fully elevated; (2) The area where the equipment was being used was not clear of surface hazards; (3) Employee #1 failed to inspect the unit prior to use, as required; and (4) The employer allowed the unit to be operated on a sloped surface.

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Accident: 693366 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Overhead Line

An employee working from a scissor lift contacted a 14.4-kilovolt overhead power line with his hand. He was electrocuted.

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Accident: 119957934 - Injured In Fall While Trimming Tree

At approximately 9:25 a.m. on August 5, 1999, Employee #1 was trimming a pine tree at a residence when he fell approximately 30 ft from the workbasket of a mobile aerial lift device. He sustained a fractured skull, a concussion, and a fractured left wrist, fractured ribs, and a fractured ankle.

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Accident: 170008569 - Injured When Pinned Between Hoist And Overhead Beam

Employee #1 was on a self-propelled elevated work platform when he leaned over the top rail and activated the UP button on the control panel. He became trapped between the rail and a wooden beam. Employee #1 sustained abdominal injuries that required hospitalization.

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Accident: 170616270 - Injured In Fall From Aerial Ladder

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 28, 1999, Employee #1 was working from an aerial ladder when he lost his balance and fell approximately 10 ft to the ground. He suffered lacerations and a fractured wrist.

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Accident: 120126032 - Injured When Pinned Between Lift And Aircraft

At approximately 5:50 p.m. on April 26, 1999, Employee #1, an aircraft sheet metal worker employed by Santa Barbara Aerospace, was working at hangar #4 at its maintenance facility. He was using a Marklift scissor lift when he became pinned between the upper guardrail of the scissor lift and the right wing root of an MD-11 aircraft that he had been working on. Employee #1 sustained multiple internal and crushing injuries. He was transported by paramedics to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for 14 days.

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Accident: 170238604 - Killed In Fall From Aerial Platform

Employee #1 was using a manually propelled elevating aerial platform to access an aircraft when he fell and was killed. The platform was not designed for this purpose. The guardrails installed were sloped and only 30 to 31 in. high, which was too low to provide adequate protection. A significant gap was left between the aircraft fuselage and the guardrail.

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