Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132704.015 - Employee fractures neck in fall from cement truck

Accident Summary Nr: 132704.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498534.015	10/20/2020		327320	Mathews Readymix Llc

Abstract: At 11:29 a.m. on September 12, 2020, an employee working for a ready-mix concrete company had climbed onto the frame of a cement mixing truck in order to replace a truck numbering decal. There were no handholds on the truck to assist the employee. The employee slipped and fell backward onto the wheel well of the truck. The employee fractured his L1 vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cement truck, Concrete Mixer, Concrete Truck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Slip, Slippery Surface, Training, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1498534.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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