Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124638.015 - Employee breaks arm when struck by steel tote that fell from

Accident Summary Nr: 124638.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 02/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1467318.015	03/04/2020		325613	Avatar Corporation

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on February 27, 2020, an employee working as a truck driver for a surfactants manufacturer was standing next to an elevated stainless-steel tote when it fell 5 feet from the forklift. The task being conducted is called batching, where a steel tote is lifted by the forklift and an attachment is placed on it to pour the liquid product into six drums. The tote struck the employee lacerating and breaking his left arm in two places and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chemical, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Strain, Struck By, Tote Box, Truck Driver, Unsecured Panel, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1467318.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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