The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Francisco, CA after learning of an incident at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission which had occured on Tuesday, October 17th 2017. A 58 year old Electrician had been injured when the employee fell from a lift in an auto body shop and fracture
Accident Date2017-10-17
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on October 17, 2017, an employee entered an auto shop to retrieve a cart and ladder from the back of a truck. The truck was on a lift that was raised approximately 3 feet. The employee climbed on to the lift using a stepladder. The employee stepped on the bumper of the truck to retrieve the cart. The employee fell approximately 5 feet. The employee's left ankle was fractured.