Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1002781 - Employee injured in 16 ft fall in hoist bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 1002781 -- Report ID: 0253630 -- Event Date: 05/09/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104774898	05/11/1989	8062	0	Ecmc Maint Dept

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 9, 1989, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the leaking gear box of a facility's refuse hoist. He was standing in the bucket cart of the hoist when it suddenly fell approximately 16 ft to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured right foot and a fractured vertebra. Although he was performing this maintenance for the first time, he had not been instructed on how to safely access the hoist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, HOIST, INEXPERIENCE, UNTRAINED, VERTEBRA, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104774898			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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