Aerial lift fall injuries: A surveillance and evaluation approach for targeting prevention activities

Pan, Christopher S.; Hoskin, A F; McCann, Michael; Lin, Mei-Li; Fearn, K T; Keane, Paul R.

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2007.08.002

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“…However, the use of aerial lifts introduces risk factors for fatal injury. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) identified 306 aerial lift fall-related fatalities (228 boom lifts and 78 scissor lifts) from 1992 to 2003 (Pan et al, 2007). Pan also reported an increasing trend for fall-related fatalities, from 19 in 1992 to 38 in 2003.…”

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Fall arrest characteristics of a scissor lift

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Journal of Safety Research

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Fall arrest characteristics of a scissor lift

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“…A study of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) data found that falls from vertical lifts accounted for 44% of vertical-lift deaths, almost all involving scissor lifts (McCann, 2003). A later study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirmed the increasing trend for fatalities associated with falls from scissor lifts and further identified that extensibility factors—the extended height of the lift or the vertical position of the worker—were significant contributing factors to 72% of the scissor lift fatalities (Pan et al, 2007). …”

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Evaluation of postural sway and impact forces during ingress and egress of scissor lifts at elevations

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Workers are at risk when entering or exiting elevated scissor lifts. In this study, we recorded ground shear forces and postural instability from 22 construction workers while they performed ingress and egress between a scissor lift and an adjacent work surface with varying lift gate opening designs, horizontal and vertical gaps, and sloped work surfaces. From the results of this study, we observed higher peak ground shear forces when using a bar-and-chain opening, with larger horizontal gap, with the lift surface more than 8 inches below the work surface, and having a sloped (26 degrees) work surface. Similar trends were observed for postural instability except the influence of vertical distance was not significant. To reduce slip/trip/fall risk and postural instability of workers while entering or exiting an elevated scissor lift, we suggest scissor lifts be equipped with a gate-type opening to replace the bar-and-chain design. We also suggest the lift surface be placed no more than 0.2 m lower than the work surface and the horizontal gap is as small as possible. Selecting a non-sloped surface to exit or enter a scissor lift is also desirable.

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“…These machines, which are designed to work on unimproved natural and/or disturbed terrain, are mainly composed by a frame, which supports the wheels and drive components, the lifting mechanism, the working platform and, optionally, the platform lateral extensions [4][5][6][7]. The movement of workers and fruit beans on the platform placed at different heights above the soil, also during the machine movement, makes the safety characteristics of this kind of aerial platforms deserving great attention, even if the projection of the centre of gravity of the entire machine always lies inside the tipping lines [8][9][10][11]. This typology of agricultural machinery is the object of the forthcoming EC Standard, in draft phase, which has the final aim to specify the relevant safety requirements and measures, so to increase the workplace safety [12][13][14][15].…”

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Stability analysis of platforms for picking fruit according to forthcoming standard EN 16952: a case study

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Abstract. Self-propelled machines equipped with mobile elevated platforms able to raise workers and materials are frequently employed for orchard's operations, such as harvesting fruit, pruning operations, opening and closing anti-hail nets and so on. The European standardization Committee (CEN) approved a new specific standard processing, the upcoming EN 16952. This Standard defines the conditions pertinent to different aspects of the mobile aerial platforms and of the automatic control systems in order to have different devices to grant the workers' safety. The main safety requirements and measures provided by the forthcoming standard EN 16952 are analysed and highlighted in this paper.

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Aerial lift fall injuries: A surveillance and evaluation approach for targeting prevention activities

Cited by 28 publications

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Fall arrest characteristics of a scissor lift

Fall arrest characteristics of a scissor lift

Evaluation of postural sway and impact forces during ingress and egress of scissor lifts at elevations

Stability analysis of platforms for picking fruit according to forthcoming standard EN 16952: a case study

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