Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100406.015 - Employee slips off of excavator outrigger and fractures ankl

Accident Summary Nr: 100406.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263917.015	09/14/2017		423930	Ace Iron & Metal Company

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on September 7, 2017, Employee #1 was dismounting an excavator by stepping from the cab onto the excavator's tire, and then onto an outrigger. Employee #1's foot slipped on the metal outrigger and he fell to the concrete below. Employee #1 sustained a compound ankle fracture and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Ankle, Excavator, Fall, Fracture, Outrigger, Slip, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263917.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators

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