Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144090.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall into unsecured trench grate

Accident Summary Nr: 144090.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554397.015	10/13/2021		488320	Trapac Llc

Abstract: At 10:52 a.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a heavy equipment mechanic for a marine terminal was moving grates in place and cleaning small trenches. The employee stepped on a grate that wasn't seated correctly causing the employee to fall approximately 20 inches into the concrete trench side wall and grate. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right tibia.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Concrete Surface, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Grate, Leg, Material Handling, Mechanic, Shipyard, Tibia, Trench, Unsecured, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554397.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics

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