Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170695977 - EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM FLATBED TRUCK AND BREAKS KNEE

Accident Summary Nr: 170695977 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120057377	09/13/1993	0761	0	Arizona Son Harvesting

Abstract: AT ABOUT 11:00 A.M. ON AUGUST 12, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 OF ARIZONA SUN HARVESTING IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, WAS WORKING WITH CRATES ON A FABCO FLATBED TRUCK THAT WAS 4 FEET 4 INCHES HIGH. HE STEPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ON THE WAY DOWN, HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE AXLE OF THE TRUCK WHEEL AND BROKE IT. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED AND THERE WAS DOCUMENTATION OF TRAINING.

Keywords: KNEE, WHEEL, FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120057377			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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