Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14514095 - TOTE BOX FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S ARM

Accident Summary Nr: 14514095 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 09/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2284503	09/06/1985	5153	0	The Andersons

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GOING TO PULL SAND FROM A TOTE BOX, WHICH IS PART OF HIS CLASSIFICATION. HE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE BOX WITH HIS FIST. THINKING THAT THE BOX WAS EMPTY, HE STARTED TO WALK PAST IT. THE BOX BRUSHED HIS SHOULDER, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND PINNING HIS RIGHT ARM TO THE GROUND. HIS ARM WAS AMPUTATED 3 INCHES BELOW THE ELBOW. THE ARM WAS LATER SURGICALLY REATTACHED. THE TOTE BOX WEIGHED 2640 POUNDS AND MEASURED 54 INCHES BY 54 INCHES X 56 1/2 INCHES HIGH. IT SAT ON A METAL TABLE 34 1/2 INCHES HIGH. THE TOTE BOX SITS BESIDE SOME TRAIN TRACKS AT AN OUTSIDE LOCATION. THE SAND IN THE TOTE BOX IS USED ON THE TRACKS FOR TRACTION.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, TOTE BOX, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2284503			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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