Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170633093 - Employee fractures arm in fall from hand truck to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170633093 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119784544	07/01/1996	3053	0	Western Gasket Packing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 21, 1996, Employee #1, of Western Gasket and Packing Company, was using a battery-operated hand truck to move a pallet of black fiber from one station to another. While turning, he lost his balance and held out his left hand to prevent a fall. He sustained a fractured left arm and was taken to Stacy Medical Clinic, where he was hospitalized and then treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, ARM, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119784544			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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