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Accident Summary Nr: 170153266 - Employee fractures pelvis when sheeter falls on him

Accident Summary Nr: 170153266 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/18/1992
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11215846403/03/199220990Mission Foods Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a sanitation technician for Mission Foods, Inc., and a coworker were pushing a sheeter in the sanitation department. The thread of the caster stem was broken and came loose, and the sheeter partially fell on Employee #1, who had been forced off balance. Employee #1 was taken to USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for two days for a hairline fracture in the pelvis region. Employee #1 was released for treatment as an outpatient. Mission Foods, the employer, was advised to enforce safety rules to prevent injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CASTER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 112158464 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported

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