Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138546.015 - Employee slips on wet lift gate and sustains head injury

Accident Summary Nr: 138546.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/27/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549829.015	08/26/2021		488390	Industrial Water Service Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 27, 2021, Employee #1, a delivery driver, was servicing a customer location and had just changed out one tank used for a water treatment system. After loading the used tank onto the truck using a lift gate, he slipped on the wet metal surface of the ramp and fell less than 4 feet to the ground, landing on his feet but striking his head on the metal ramp during the fall. He sustained an intracerebral hemorrhage on the left inferior frontal lobe and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Brain, Head, Hemorrhage, Lift, Liftgate, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549829.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Driver-sales workers

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