Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126938.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when crushed by collapsi

Accident Summary Nr: 126938.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 04/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473484.015	04/28/2020		811310	Advanced Equipment Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on April 27, 20202, an employee and a coworker were repairing a commercial storage rack containing 14,000 pounds of spices. They used a jack system (Damotech Easy Lift C113 ) to jack the storage rack up to cut and remove the damaged part. The jack system, with a 30,000 pound capacity, slipped out causing the rack to collapse, injuring the employee. The jack slipped because a come-along strap was not used to secure the jack and prevent slipping as specified in the operations manual. The employee sustained multiple contusions, a burst/crushed L3 requiring fusion with rods and screws, and fractured left middle fingertip. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collapse, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Fingertip, Fracture, Jack, Maintenance, Repair, Storage Rack, Strap, Unsecured, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1473484.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers

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