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Accident Summary Nr: 143077.015 - Employee fractures clavicle, leg when struck by falling carr

Accident Summary Nr: 143077.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574383.015	01/25/2022		484121	Western Mountain Transport Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was getting ready to unload two GK Machines, Inc. Hoop Carriers from a flatbed truck trailer. One of the carriers the employee was preparing to unload fell off the side of a flatbed trailer and landed on him. The trailer was parked on unlevel ground and when the employee unhooked three of the chain binders the carrier started to roll. The employee stood in front of one side of the carrier trying to hold it back when it fell off the trailer. The employee fractured his clavicle and left leg and was transported to a medical center, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Clavicle, Crushed, Fracture, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Shoulder, Slope, Sloping, Struck By, Trailer, Truck, Truck Driver, Uneven, Uneven Ground, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1574383.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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