Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131279.015 - Employee sustains concussion in fall due to falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 131279.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 05/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480968.015	06/25/2020		562119	Sierra Recycling & Demolition, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on May 26, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a waste collection company had positioned a truck and flatbed trailer in an equipment unloading area. The employee had removed the load securement straps from the equipment on the trailer when a piece of equipment tipped over and fell to the ground. The falling equipment caused the employee to lose his balance and fall striking the back of his head on the ground. The employee lacerated the back of his head and sustained a concussion, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Head, Laborer, Laceration, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Trailer, Truck, Unloading, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1480968.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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