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Accident Summary Nr: 135291.015 - Employee trips on protruding steel cylinder and fell, sustai

Accident Summary Nr: 135291.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528606.015	04/30/2021		484121	Yrc Freight

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on April 14, 2021, Employee #1, employed at a warehouse facility, was dismounting a powered industrial truck (PIT) to adjust and move oversized palletized cargo. The cargo, consisting of a steel shaft, extended beyond the dimensions of the pallet. As Employee #1 returned to remount the lift truck, he tripped on a protruding steel cylinder from the pallet, causing a fall and an uncontrolled impact with the walking surface. The employee sustained a severe bruise and contusion to the right hip and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Contusion, Cylinder, Falling Object, Hip, Pallet, Steel, Struck Against, Struck By, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528606.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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