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Accident Summary Nr: 100516.015 - Employee falls to the ground from tower and suffers ankle fr

Accident Summary Nr: 100516.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/31/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275623.015	11/02/2017		221115	Harvest Energy Services Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on October 31, 2017, an employee was retrieving tools and loaded them into a carrier bag. The employee connected a tag line to hoist the chain hook device and stepped away gradually as the bag was hoisted up. The rope wrapped around the employee's arm who was unable to free himself before being raised approximately 40 feet. The employee unwrapped the line and fell to the ground, fracturing his ankle and tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught In, Fall, Fracture, Hoist, Material Handling, Rigging, Rope, Suspended Load, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1275623.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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