Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123398.015 - Employee breaks leg when knocked down by dock leveler

Accident Summary Nr: 123398.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457987.015	01/22/2020		811310	Acme Dock Specialists Inc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was placing a safety strut under a dock leveler when the dock plate slipped out of clamp. The dock leveler struck the employee knocking him down and breaking his leg. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Broken, Broken Bone, Clamp, Dock, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Loading Dock, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Device, Slip, Steel Plate, Struck By, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1457987.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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