Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190680 - Employee injured in fall from platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170190680 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 08/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112069349	08/22/1991	2033	0	Kerns Of California

Abstract: At 8:16 p.m. on August 20, 1991, Employee #1 was trying to clear a conveyor belt by inserting a long pole into a jam. The jam consisted of a can that had become stuck, blocking the can flow of the conveyor. Employee #1 leaned too far over the guardrail, lost her balance, and fell to the ground 12 feet below her platform. She sustained a broken jaw, pelvis, and right arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, JAMMED, PELVIS, FALL, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, LOST BALANCE, WORK PLATFORM, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112069349			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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