Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109429.015 - Employee fractures vertebra and orbital bone when pinned by

Accident Summary Nr: 109429.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347892.015	09/25/2018		336340	Chassis Corp Dba Chassix Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 6, 2018, an employee was standing near a 330-gallon tote that was elevated on a powered industrial truck and was filled halfway with used oil. The tote sat on top of a larger secondary tote designed as a containment unit to catch any leaking liquid from the primary tote. The employee was struck in his back when the elevated tote fell and pinned both legs to the floor. The employee fractured his orbital bone and vertebra as well as lacerating his face. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Laceration, Pinned, Struck By, Tote Box, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1347892.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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