Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Kansas City	Mo	InsCo Industries	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was power-washing a fire station from a scissor lift. The power washer triggered the garage door, which opened and caused the scissor lift to tip. The employee fell and was hospitalized, requiring surgery for an upper thigh fracture.
2021-11-03	Lake Charles	La	Gallo Mechanical, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was operating a scissor lift from about 20 feet in the air. A boom lift struck the scissor lift, which tipped over. The employee fell with the scissor lift, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken pelvis, broken lower vertebrae, a broken left elbow, and a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-27	Carbondale	Il	Just Construction, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof of a garden center structure. As he moved from the gutter to a scissor lift, he fell, landing on the ground about 12 feet below and suffering a head injury.
2021-10-18	Lawton	Ok	Oklahoma Coring & Cutting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a scissor lift cutting a concrete section. The section struck the scissor lift causing it to tip over. The employee suffered a broken nose (caused by a collision with the lift) and fractures to the left elbow and right wrist (caused when the employee struck the ground).
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-23	Cocoa	Fl	Inland Plywood Co	Arm(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was standing near a scissor lift when a part of the lift hit him, resulting in a broken arm.
2021-08-19	University Park	Il	ADVANCED MOBILITY & SHELTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee had been using a scissor lift to caulk seams around an air conditioner. The employee exited the scissor lift and was kneeling on top of the air conditioner when he lost balance and fell to the floor approximately 13.5 feet below. The employee sustained a hip fracture and a laceration above the left eyebrow. Fall protection was not used at the time of the fall.
2021-08-17	Londonderry	Nh	Northeastern Sheet Metal, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
The injured employee was cutting duct work. A nearby scissor lift struck a steel pipe that was on a jack stand and caused the pipe to swing into the injured employee resulting in lower leg fractures.
2021-08-14	North Richland Hills	Tx	Powerhouse Retail Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping cut a wooden display wall into small sections for removal. The employee cut a section free to be lowered. When it was pulled away from the wall, some attached electrical conduit pulled the entire wall toward the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee fell to the concrete floor next to the lift, striking his head on the floor and suffering a head injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-08-09	Brillion	Wi	Ariens Company	Wrist(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was moving a scissor lift through the paint line to change an air hoist. As the lift moved down the spur, a hook caught on it and pulled it over. The employee fell out of the lift, and a frame fell off the line and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken right wrist and was hospitalized.
2021-08-07	Round Rock	Tx	TDIndustries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	MLS Sheet Metal LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On July 28, 2021, an employee was in a scissor lift and could not reach the work area. The employee fell 20 feet to a lower level while reaching over the railing of the basket and sustained injuries that required surgery.
2021-07-21	Byhalia	Ms	Sig SYS Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was installing pallet stops on the floor using an impact wrench. A scissor lift moved and the tire caught the employee's pant leg and pinned his leg under the tire, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.
2021-07-09	Griffin	Ga	Orellana's Quality Painting, LLC	Head and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was in a scissor lift painting a ceiling. A wheel on the lift went into a depression on the concrete floor causing it to fall over. The employee suffered head and back injuries.
2021-07-06	Selma	Al	Bush Hog, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and a co-worker were replacing an air filter in a dust collector using a scissor lift. The co-worker pushed the filter with his foot so that the employee on the ground could grab the filter when the employee's finger was smashed between the filter and the scissor lift, resulting in an avulsion and an amputation of the right ring fingertip.
2021-06-24	Fayetteville	Ar	Bill's Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was on a scissor lift 20 feet high splicing wires together from a panel to the rooftop units inside junction boxes. The employee was shocked, causing him to fall out of the scissor lift onto the ground and resulting in contusions and bruising that required hospitalization.
2021-06-22	Lagrange	Oh	United States Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On June 22, 2021, an employee was working from a raised scissor lift, stepped backward, and fell from the lift onto the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and spinal fractures.
2021-06-15	East Elmhurst	Ny	Island International Enterprises Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a scissor lift conducting fireproofing activities when the lift tipped over, causing the employee to fall and suffer a fractured leg.
2021-06-04	Huron	Oh	Express Greenhouse, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 4, 2021, an employee was installing shades inside a greenhouse from a scissor lift about 16 feet in the air. He fell from the lift, suffering back injuries. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-04	Morris	Al	National Insulation Contractors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was carrying ceiling panels and placing them on a scissor lift for installation. The employee fell through a floor hole and landed on a concrete floor below, suffering a punctured lung, a broken kneecap, and a laceration to the left side of the forehead.
2021-05-06	Hazleton	Pa	Autozone, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-24	Fort Pierce	Fl	A-1 ROOF TRUSSES LTD., COMPANY	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was inside a scissor lift when a piece of equipment knocked over the scissor lift. The employee fell out of the lift onto the concrete floor.
2021-04-23	Daytona Beach	Fl	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Pelvic region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Two employees were changing air filters on top of a roof. They had accessed the roof by way of a scissor lift. As they started to descend down, the scissor lifts' wheel rolled into the dirt and the lift fell over. The employees fell about 20 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with an injury to the pelvic region.
2021-04-23	Pompano Beach	Fl	Alsco Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on a scissor lift near a hook conveyor belt system when a cord from the conveyor belt got stuck on a bolt of the scissor lift causing the lift to fall over. The employee fell from a height of 12 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, an abrasion on a lung, and chipped vertebrae.
2021-04-12	Omro	Wi	Storey Fascia LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a 32-inch-wide scissor lift from a trailer. A spotter told the employee to stop the lift because it was not completely lined up with the ramp. The employee stopped the lift, but it tipped and fell to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered a broken left femur.
2021-04-05	Houston	Tx	Powertherm Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was operating an overhead crane from a scissor lift. He was holding the object being lifted when the lifting hook caught his glove, causing the employee to fall 10 feet from the scissor lift and suffer fractures to his shoulder, hips, and knee.
2021-03-13	Kansas City	Ks	Doherty Steel, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a scissor lift onto a steel structure while tied off to a plumb line when they slipped and fell, resulting in a fractured left hip and elbow.
2021-02-20	San Antonio	Tx	Dynamic Systems, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a metal air handler hood. It would not fit properly, so he wedged a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of wood in. As he was about to press it with a scissor lift, the wedge slipped out and the hood caught his left middle finger amputating it at the knuckle.
2021-02-13	Conroe	Tx	American Thermal Systems, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was installing thermal panels while on a scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized after losing consciousness due to ammonia exposure.
2021-02-12	Farmingdale	Ny	Herc Rentals	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was maneuvering a scissor lift while walking alongside the unit. The employee's foot was struck by the machine's front tire and he fell to the ground.
2021-02-03	Passaic	Nj	J&J Limited	Ear(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a scissor lift through a door and severed his left ear.
2021-01-26	Loveland	Co	Lightning Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A vehicle battery frame was being held by a scissor lift on one end while two other employees at the other end pushed the battery (weighing about 650 pounds) into position to be attached to the frame. One employee's left ring finger was caught and crushed between the frame and the battery. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-26	Athens	Me	Linkletter & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The employee was working from a scissor lift to fix an overhead garage door. A trailer backed into the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee struck the concrete garage floor and suffered three or four fractured vertebrae.
2021-01-22	Murphy	Tx	Lowes Home Center LLC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was descending a scissor lift when his finger got caught on the latch of the scissor lift. The employee sustained an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
2021-01-18	Miami	Fl	Gander & White Shipping Inc	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was checking a box on a shelf while elevated on a scissor lift when he fell out of the lift approximately 9 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured left elbow.
2021-01-06	Slidell	La	Integrated Service Solutions LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a lighting fixture from a scissor lift. He was shocked and fell out of the lift onto an aisle end cap. He was hospitalized, suffering from back injuries.
2021-01-04	West Fargo	Nd	Moorhead Electric, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a scissor lift when his finger got caught between an electrical panel and the lift's railing, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-14	Wakeeney	Ks	Mpire Improvements LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working from a scissor lift, programming transmitters for the drive motor of an overhead door. The remote transmitter in his sweatshirt pocket activated the motor. His left index finger was caught in the exposed chains and sprockets, and was amputated at the distal joint.
2020-10-08	Philadelphia	Pa	The Able Group, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing low-voltage electrical wiring and conduit from a scissor lift about 25 feet high. The overhead door was opened from outside and hit the lift, causing the employee to fall 20-25 feet and suffer possible broken bones.
2020-10-02	Groveport	Oh	O'Day Electric	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a scissor lift. He was climbing down the three steps and missed the last step, fell backward and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding in the brain.
2020-09-30	Aberdeen	Sd	Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was raising a scissor lift when his right hand was caught between the top rail of the lift and a pipe. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were broken.
2020-09-30	Old Ocean	Tx	Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was walking beside a scissor lift, operating it via remote control. The lift's wheel struck and broke the employee's left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-09-01	Danville	Il	Bunge Milling, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
On September 1, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was working on conduit for a new installation from the platform of a scissor lift that was not yet elevated when it came in contact with (and was dragged by) a rotary dryer. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift and the rotary blower, suffering fractures on his mandible, clavicle, and right orbital bone. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-18	Warrington	Pa	Earthborne, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scissor lift using a pressure washer and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a broken femur and elbow.
2020-07-02	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Andrew Electric Co., Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was on a scissor lift, pulling data cable. The lift struck and injured his stomach.
2020-06-29	Miami	Florida	USPS Miami Distribution Center	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was operating a scissor lift to load a truck trailer when the dock plate gave way and the scissor lift tipped over. His foot fell between the plate and the back of the trailer and he suffered a laceration to his lower right shin area and a fractured shoulder requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-12	Cambridge	Massachusett	Lee Kennedy Construction	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was operating a scissor lift using the remote control box. The employee was struck by the lift and his foot was broken. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-09	Commerce	Georgia	Midong Engineering and Construction	Neck and back	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Two employees were pulling wires on the scissor lift. While maneuvering between a door, the scissor lift caught the face of one of the employees against the door of the electric building. The employee sustained neck and back injuries.
2020-06-05	Merrimack	New Hampshir	Spraying Systems Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a scissor lift, doing maintenance on an overhead gantry crane. The crane moved and pushed the scissor lift over. He fell and was impaled on a piece of equipment on a table below, suffering internal injuries. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-03	Garland	Texas	BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were in a scissor lift surveying storm damage on a roof panel. One of the employees fell from the lift cage to the concrete below and fractured their back.
2020-05-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	LYNX FBO Fort Lauderdale LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scissor lift, installing flashing over an accordion-style hangar door. The door opened and pushed the scissor lift over. The employee fell to the ground and suffered broken limbs and internal bleeding.
2020-05-05	Newton	Kansas	FUTURE FOAM INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A temporary employee fell from a board to the ground about 5 feet below. The board was on top of a retracted scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a broken hip that required surgery.
2020-05-04	Long Pond	Pennsylvania	G. Ritsick & Sons, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping out of a scissor lift when his left ring finger got caught in the metal wire/pins of the scissor lift gate. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
2020-05-04	Austin	Texas	TEXANA DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was walking a scissor lift up a ramp. The lift rolled back and caught the employee's right arm against a wooden platform. The arm was broken at the forearm and elbow.
2020-04-09	Cedar Park	Texas	Barriga Enterprises, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on a scissor lift installing sheet metal for a mini-storage unit. The employee was approximately 19 feet high when a strong wind blew the scissor lift over. The employee sustained back injuries and a broken arm.
2020-04-09	Struthers	Ohio	Astro Shapes, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a parked scissor lift. While descending the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and sustained a broken hip.
2020-03-25	Durant	Oklahoma	Florida Concrete Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding in the basket of a scissor lift. The employee was caught between the basket and a concrete structure, suffering a broken sternum.
2020-03-19	Seneca Falls	New York	ITT Goulds Pumps	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from a 15-foot-high scissor lift, replacing lightbulbs along a ceiling. An overhead crane struck the scissor lift, causing it to tip over. Its basket fell onto a table on the floor, then ejected the employee; the employee suffered a broken elbow, a possibly broken arm, a broken collarbone, and a head injury.
2020-02-26	Champion	Nebraska	Overhead Door Specialists	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a scissor lift. The employee fell from the lift to the ground 10 feet below, suffering fractures to the left wrist, hip, and vertebrae.
2020-02-26	Columbus	Ohio	ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS, LLC.	Multiple head locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a plumbing piece from the side of a building. The lift moved unexpectedly in reverse instead of down and the injured employee struck his head on a structural beam on the side of the building. He bounced back and struck his head on the rail of the scissor lift. The injured employee was hospitalized for head and face injuries.
2020-02-22	Lenorah	Texas	Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was in a scissor lift using a sheetrock knife to cut sheetrock. He was putting the knife on the tray when his arm hit the cable tray causing the knife to ricocheted out of his hand and strike his left eye causing damage to the retina.
2020-02-17	East Providence	Rhode Island	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the tail end of a trailer, taking boxes off a scissor lift that was against the trailer. The scissor lift moved and the employee fell about 5 feet to the ground between the end of the trailer and the lift. The employee suffered a head contusion, a lacerated right leg, and a broken right arm.
2020-02-14	Grove City	Ohio	Eastern Truck and Trailer	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a scissor lift, landing about 10 feet below and suffering two broken ribs, a sprained ankle, and a sprained wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-10	Rochester	New York	Skyworks LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A delivery truck with a flatbed semi-trailer was parked in the yard. The back end of the trailer has a hydraulic dovetail to facilitate drive-on/drive off loading and unloading. It was in the down position. The injured employee drove a scissor lift and parked it over the tail end lip of the lowered dovetail. With the unit placed against the dovetail, the injured employee initiated testing of the pothole protection system and began lifting the basket. The delivery truck driver, unaware of the sci
2020-01-29	Dallas	Texas	Environmental Lighting Service, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working from a scissor lift and wiring a light fixture near a roll-up door when the door was activated and the employee became rolled up in the door. Nearby employees activated the door to release the employee, who fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor and suffered broken ribs.
2020-01-29	Fitzgerald	Georgia	Covered Wagon Trailers, LLC	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee had stepped out of a scissor lift that was approximately 8 feet high onto a steel beam to retrieve a fan. The employee fell off of the beam and landed on the concrete floor, breaking his right knee and left ankle.
2020-01-28	Leona	Texas	Efficient Installation System	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was painting from a scissor lift with a sprayer gun when he fell between 15 and 16 feet from the lift. Fall protection was not worn and the lift's end door was not closed at the time of the incident.
2020-01-27	Prosper	Texas	Gemini Stage Lighting and Equipment Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping install a new lighting truss below a false ceiling. The employee fell (along with the ceiling) to the concrete floor about 24 feet below, suffering multiple arm fractures.
2020-01-22	Henrietta	New York	Tele Data Com Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was in the elevated platform of a scissor lift pulling a telecommunications cable. He reached out and handed the cable to an employee in an adjacent scissor lift and heard a pop. The employee suffered an abdominal hernia that needed surgery.
2020-01-21	Midwest City	Oklahoma	Tinker Air Force Base	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped over an aircraft grounding cord while exiting a scissor lift and fell onto an apparatus near the aircraft and the floor surface. The employee was hospitalized for leg and hip injuries.
2020-01-20	Venice	Florida	TRIDENT BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.	Skull	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On January 20, 2020, an employee was at a residence removing a fan unit from the sidewall while on a scissor lift. He lost his balance and fell 8 feet from the lift to the floor, hitting his head. He suffered several facial and head lacerations and a skull fracture.
2020-01-15	Houston	Texas	U. S. Postal Service	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 3:30 a.m. on January 15, 2020, an employee was scanning a barcode on a truck. When the scissor lift was lowered, the employee's left foot was caught under it. The big toe was amputated.
2020-01-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Easley & Rivers, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
While working from a scissor lift, and employee contacted live electrical components and was shocked, receiving electrical burns.
2019-09-24	Haslet	Texas	NPSG Global, LLC	Elbow(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a scissor lift into a warehouse. The lift jolted and the employee fell out, suffering a cut above the right eyebrow and a dislocated left elbow with two broken pieces of bone. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-09-23	Kenner	Louisiana	Gootee Construction	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a scissor lift from the ground using handheld controls. The lift turned and its right wheel struck the employee, breaking the tibia and another leg bone. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-18	Shadyside	Ohio	Warren Distribution Northeast	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
On September 18, 2019, a maintenance employee was installing panels for new warehouse racking from a scissor lift when a panel fell, flipping the employee out of the scissor lift. The employee hit the concrete floor and suffered head and back injuries that required hospitalization.
2019-09-17	Dallas	Texas	Rogers Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was in a scissor lift attaching a roof drain pipe to the wall when the employee fell 8 to 10 feet onto the concrete floor, fracturing the left ankle.
2019-09-12	Fort Worth	Texas	Metro Mechanical Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on a scissor lift at 30 feet when the lift hydraulics failed and the lift suddenly went straight down. As a result, the employee broke both ankles.
2019-09-12	Newark	Delaware	SMUCKER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 9/12/2019, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was carrying a piece of drywall from a stock pile to hand to an installer on a scissor lift. As the installer was lowering the lift, the employee's right ring finger was pinched and crushed between the lift and the piece of drywall, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-09-01	Wichita	Kansas	Costco Wholesale	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was in a scissor lift when his little finger was caught and injured. The finger was medically amputated.
2019-08-25	Ashdown	Arkansas	Domtar Paper Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Two employees were using a scissor lift to access and repair a damaged valve. The employees were approximately 12 feet above the floor. Employee 1 was using a pipe wrench to open the valve when the gasket failed. Hot, production fluid sprayed both employees in the lift, blocking access to the scissor lift controls. Employee 2 climbed over the rail and down the scissors to the ground. Employee 2 sustained first and second degree burns to the face and scalp, was treated and released. Employee 1 fe
2019-08-23	Bellefontaine	Ohio	AutoSmarts, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
On August 23, 2019, an employee was positioning a scissor lift underneath a vehicle and reached up under the lift with his left hand when the lift collapsed on his left arm, breaking it.
2019-08-23	Coraopolis	Pennsylvania	L.A. Sebastian Painting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two employees were using a scissor lift to spray-paint and back-roll an exterior wall. The scissor lift was extended to approximately 18 feet when it tipped over. Both employees on the lift fell to the ground with the lift. The lift was operating on asphalt at the time of the incident. The first employee suffered a broken left leg, broken right arm, and three fractured vertebrae. The second employee suffered a broken pelvis and a neck injury. Both employees were hospitalized.
2019-08-16	Loveland	Colorado	Merit Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on an exterior light fixture from a scissor lift 8 feet above the ground, right outside of the door to an airplane hangar. The hangar door was opened, knocking the scissor lift over. The two employees fell to the ground, suffering injuries including a broken jaw and arm fractures. Both employees were hospitalized.
2019-08-09	Lone Tree	Colorado	ProCraft Mechanical Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A scissor lift, moving through a doorway, pinched an employee's left index finger against the doorjamb. The finger was amputated up to the knuckle.
2019-08-05	Austin	Texas	Patriot Erectors , LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was tied off in a scissor lift approximately 15 feet high when a beam broke loose and overturned the scissor lift. The employee sustained a shattered wrist and fractured hip.
2019-08-02	Columbus	Texas	Great Southern Wood Columbus Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a scissor lift between rows of stacked wood to apply end tags. As the lift rose, her left hand was pinched between its handrail and a stack of wood. A fingertip was amputated.
2019-07-29	Beaumont	Texas	Aspen Rayn Enterprises, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a roof guiding insulated roof panels into place to secure them into steel beams with self-tapping bolts. He was working with two other employees who were in a scissor lift. The roof panel slipped from the beam at the peak before being secured and fell to the scissor lift below. This caused the other end of the lift to teeter upward, making contact with a 7,620-volt powerline. All three employees were shocked and received electrical burns. The employee on the roof fell approxi
2019-07-17	Houston	Texas	Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing up while riding on the back of a scissor lift. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift's rail and an exterior metal door frame, resulting in broken ribs and blood in the lungs.
2019-07-15	Cleveland	Ohio	R. M. RIGGLE ENTERPRISES, INC	Brain	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a scissor lift raising to an elevated working height to install fire suppression equipment. The employee was caught between a structural beam and the scissor lift and sustained a severe head injury.
2019-07-09	Nampa	Idaho	Summit Walls Systems, Inc.	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was hanging drywall from a scissor lift. The employee fell off the scissor lift after having an apparent seizure. The employee landed on the floor and sustained brain swelling, a broken back, and a broken neck.
2019-06-27	Dexter	Missouri	NISSAN MORLAN	Brain	Other fall to lower level
A maintenance employee fell from a scissor lift to the floor while repairing a roof, suffering a skull fracture and bleeding and broken bones in the back.
2019-06-24	Portland	Maine	BENCHMARK	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee fell approximately 30 to 40 feet out of a scissor lift while painting, hitting the ground and suffering broken bones.
2019-06-19	Dolores	Colorado	IronWood Group LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Two employees were in a scissor lift lowering support pipes down. As they began lowering one of the pipes, the bottom of the pipe slid into the scissor lift, causing the lift to tip over. Both employees jumped out of the lift (approximately 3 feet) before the lift collapsed to the ground. The first employee suffered a broken hip, a broken tailbone, bruises, and cuts. The second employee suffered a broken pelvic bone, a fractured left elbow, bruises, and scrapes.
2019-06-18	Lakeland	Florida	Wal-Mart Stores East, LP	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a scissor lift and fell 2.5 to 3 feet to the concrete ground, suffering a broken left wrist and hip.
2019-06-17	Heath	Ohio	Sunbelt Rentals	Thigh(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was in a scissor lift, loading it onto a trailer bed. The scissor lift skidded and went down the side of the trailer bed; the employee was ejected onto a paved parking lot. The employee suffered a scraped elbow and a broken left femur near the hip socket.
2019-06-01	Columbia	Missouri	Heitkamp Masonry	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a brick wall using a cutoff saw. The saw bucked and lacerated the left forearm of the second employee.
2019-05-17	Iuka	Mississippi	PSP INDUSTRIES MONOTECH MISSISSIPPI	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was in a scissor lift approximately 22 feet in the air attaching a gutter to the hopper. The crane pendant dropped into the gutter. The crane began to move dislodging the gutter and it swung out and struck the scissor lift knocking it over. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip and a contusion to the skull.
2019-05-11	Dallas	Texas	The Brandt Company, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a scissor lift, traveling down a ramp in a parking garage. The lift started slipping due to the flooring conditions and a 9-degree grade. The scissor lift slid until it hit a curb at the bottom of the parking garage. When the lift hit the curb it stopped and the employee was ejected onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained 4-5 broken ribs, a fractured tail bone, a contusion to the right side of his head, and a lacerated liver.
2019-05-10	Adairsville	Georgia	Luis E. Perez-Chavez	Elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
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 i