Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138200.015 - Employee?s foot is crushed by refrigerator during delivery

Accident Summary Nr: 138200.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544502.015	07/28/2021		484110	C & B Delivery Service

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 17, 2021, an employee was delivering a household refrigerator to a private residence. While navigating a step using a dolly, the employee used his foot to stabilize the appliance and was crushed by the refrigerator. A second employee inside the delivery truck did not witness the incident. Contributing factors included the appliance dolly, obstacles at the residence, and the size and weight of the refrigerator. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the foot, which later developed an infection, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Crushed, Foot, Infection, Refrigerator, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1544502.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers

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