Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116882.015 - Employee'S Ankle Is Crushed When Trailer Jack Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 116882.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406107.015	06/06/2019		238110	Airport Specialty Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on May 13, 2019, Employee #1 was un-hitching a trailer that was loa ded with construction equipment, including a tractor and concrete metal stakes. The trailer jack snapped off as the trailer was being raised, and the falling t railer crushed Employee #1's ankle. The employee was transported to the hospita l and admitted for treatment of the crushed ankle. The trailer was later determ ined to have been overloaded.

Keywords: ankle, blunt force trauma, collapse, construction, crushed, equipment failure, falling object, fracture, jack, overloaded, trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1406107.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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