Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Insituform Technologies, LLC, 160 Corporate Drive, BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38606
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were working on a scissor lift approximately 15-20 feet above the ground, positioned beside a larger production line with a moving trolley. As the trolly retracted, its external motor struck the basket of the lift, causing the lift to tip over. The injured employee and the lift fell to the ground and they suffered a laceration to the right knee that required hospitalization.
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