Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182570 - Employee's knee fractured in fall from ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 170182570 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/19/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112196308	04/03/1991	5144	0	Eggs West Corporation

Abstract: At 12:01 p.m. on December 19, 1991, Employee #1, with the help of three of his employer's customers, was unloading a tray of eggs along an aluminum ramp that was mounted at the back of a truck. As they guided the tray along the ramp, the coworker assisting on the ground pulled down the tray with too much force. The tray went out of control and its left wheels jumped off the side guard of the ramp. Employee #1 and the metal tray fell to the ground, with the tray landing on his right knee. He was admitted to Alhambra Community Hospital for treatment of a fractured knee. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3232(g) for using a 53 in. high ramp without guardrails, and for using an inappropriate slope (53 in. vertical to 159 in. horizontal).

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, RAMP, WORK RULES, FALL, OFF LOADING, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112196308			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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