Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108503.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 108503.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1340951.015	08/22/2018		115115	Double Lucky, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 p.m. on August 17, 2018, Employee #1 was standing on the seventh rung of a 12-foot tripod orchard ladder, approximately 78 inches from the ground, using a 10-foot fruit picking extension tool to harvest avocados. The employee was attempting to harvest avocados that were located higher in the tree and to the right of the location of the ladder. As he leaned to the right of the ladder and extended the picking extension tool to pull down the avocados, he lost his balance and fell from the ladder to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fractured collarbone and four fractured vertebrae. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Agriculture, Collarbone, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Unstable Position, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1340951.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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