Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143553.015 - Employee's leg is crushed under falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 143553.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 01/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577046.015	02/07/2022		424690	Zl Chemicals Ltd.

Abstract: Chemicals are stored on site in 2000 pound canvas bags that are stacked two bags high. One of the bottom bags had a leak, and an employee was assigned to clean up the powered chemical that was leaking out. At 8:45 a.m. on January 25, 2022, while in the process of shoveling the powder that leaked out, the load in the bag shifted, allowing the bag sitting on top to lean forward and fall on the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Chemical, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1577046.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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