Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170193346 - Employee's arm injured when struck by falling truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 170193346 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/22/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112038328	06/04/1991	3713	0	Superior Trailer Works

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on May 22, 1991, Employee #1, the shop superintendent and safety program administrator, was using an overhead sling and hoist to place a truck bed onto the frame of a truck. The attachment point between the sling and truck bed failed and the truck bed fell, striking struck Employee #1 on the upper right arm. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. He later stated that he had not checked the serviceability of the failed attachment point.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ARM, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112038328			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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