Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378574 - Employee injured when knocked off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170378574 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111804316	04/26/1996	4512	0	United Airlines

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 11, 1996, Employee #1 was on a ladder working under a passenger aircraft parked at a loading gate. A coworker backed a Cargo King loader out of its parking space in front of the aircraft. He looked over his shoulder, but did not see Employee #1 or the ladder. The vehicle struck the ladder, causing Employee #1 to fall. He struck the side rail of the cargo loader and suffered two fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, FRACTURE, LUNG, LADDER, RIB, FALL, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111804316			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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