Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141791.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck against air container and

Accident Summary Nr: 141791.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536238.015	06/17/2021		492110	Ups

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on May 22, 2021, an employee working for a parcel delivery service was preparing to transfer air containers to a rack. Coworkers on the other side of the air container pushed the container before the employee was ready in the proper position. The employee was struck by the container and metal rack. She was hospitalized to treat a fractured right leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Communication, Container, Containerized Cargo, Delivery Work, Distracted, Fracture, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Metal container, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Vessel--Container

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1536238.015	47	F	Hospitalized injury

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