Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Browning Chapman, LLC, Parking Structure, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62523
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple face locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a scissor lift downgrade in a parking structure. He was in the lift in the fully lowered position when he struck an overhead concrete beam with his upper body. He was pinned between the beam and the guardrail of the lift, suffering a fractured jaw and left sinus as well as chest contusions.
HospitalizedMultiple face locationsAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
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