Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170360879 - Employee fractures wrist and pelvis in 9 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170360879 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111966594	07/21/1995	0723	0	Feather River Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 14, 1995, Employee #1, of Feather River Food, a company that processes and packs prunes, had climbed atop the stainless steel cover of a prune pitter machine (a conveyor system) to steam clean curtains above the machine. He slipped and fell 9 ft 5 in., sustaining a fractured pelvis and a hairline fracture to his left wrist. Employee #1 was not using any fall protection and the cover was wet and slippery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111966594			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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