Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132641.015 - Employee falls while adjusting wooden crate on flatbed trail

Accident Summary Nr: 132641.015 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 01/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511169.015	01/21/2021		924120	Nj Department Of Environmental Protection

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 15, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a company involved in loading operations, manually attempted to adjust a wooden crate that had previously been loaded onto a flatbed trailer using a tractor equipped with forks. While the employee was pulling the crate, the top plank of the wooden crate split, causing the employee to fall backwards onto the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs. Emergency services were called, and the employee was transported to the hospital for admission and treatment.

Keywords: Crate, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Flatbed Trailer, Fracture, Material Handling, Rib

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1511169.015	74	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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